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#2cfd9c

a balanced, electric green · cool · “Medium Spring Green”

RGB
44, 253, 156
HSL
152°, 98%, 58%
CMYK
83, 0, 38, 1
Luminance
0.7319

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #2cfd9c is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#2cfd9c
Hue
152°
green
Saturation
98%
electric
Lightness
58%
balanced
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
79%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7319
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
76/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
15.64:1
Closest name
Medium Spring Green
ΔE2000 0.9
Where it sits
Hue152° of 360°
Saturation98%
Lightness58%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool76% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#2cfd9c
RGBrgb(44, 253, 156)
HSLhsl(152, 98%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 0%, 38%, 1%)
LABlab(88.5 -69.3 33.1)
LCHlch(88.5 76.8 154.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.878 0.204 156.1)
Decimal2948508
Display P3color(display-p3 0.173 0.992 0.612)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2cfd9c;
background-color: #2cfd9c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2cfd9c] bg-[#2cfd9c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2cfd9c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.992, blue: 0.612)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2cfd9c")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF2CFD9C)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(156, 253, 44)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #2cfd9c · 15.64:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.34:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 15.64:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #2cfd9c as text scores 1.34:1 on white and 15.64:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2cfd9c on white: 1.34:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2cfd9c on black: 15.64:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FCE895
deuteranopia · #E4D8A3
tritanopia · #00FBE5

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #2cfd9c is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F1FDF8
#E3FCF1
#C1FBE0
#90FECB
#58FDB1
#2cfd9c
#02F283
#02CA6D
#02A257
#067441
#044929
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F1FDF8Darkest = 950 · #044929
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FDF8;
  --brand-100: #E3FCF1;
  --brand-200: #C1FBE0;
  --brand-300: #90FECB;
  --brand-400: #58FDB1;
  --brand-500: #2cfd9c;
  --brand-600: #02F283;
  --brand-700: #02CA6D;
  --brand-800: #02A257;
  --brand-900: #067441;
  --brand-950: #044929;
  --brand: #2cfd9c;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #2cfd9c

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF8
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDD8
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B76
Captions on the surface
Accent#FF2AC2
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#017E44
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FFF3
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241D
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #2cfd9c

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#FD2C8D
Analogous left#2CFD34
Analogous right#2CF5FD
Split-complement 1#FD2CF5
Split-complement 2#FD342C
Triadic 1#9C2CFD
Triadic 2#FD9C2C
Tetradic#342CFD

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green99.2%
Blue61.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan82.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow38.3%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#2cfd9c text on a black background

contrast 15.64:1

Card sample

#2cfd9c text on a white background

contrast 1.34:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2cfd9c;
Background color
Panel with #2cfd9c background
background-color: #2cfd9c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2cfd9c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 253, 156, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 253, 156, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2cfd9c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cfd9c, #2CD2FD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2cfd9c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#2cfd9c in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#2cfd9c, answered

What color is #2cfd9c?

#2cfd9c is a balanced electric green — the CSS keyword Medium Spring Green. It sits at 152° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 58% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #2cfd9c?

rgb(44, 253, 156) — 44 red, 253 green and 156 blue out of 255, or 17.3% / 99.2% / 61.2% by channel.

Is #2cfd9c a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7319 and perceived brightness is 79%, so black text on it reaches 15.64:1.

Should I use black or white text on #2cfd9c?

Black. It scores 15.64:1 against #2cfd9c, versus 1.34:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #2cfd9c?

#FD2C8D sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FD2CF5 and #FD342C, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #2cfd9c?

For interface work: #F4FAF8 as the surface, #C0EDD8 for borders, #4B9B76 for secondary text, #FF2AC2 as an accent and #017E44 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #2CFD34 and #2CF5FD stays calm, while #FD2C8D is the loudest partner.

What is #2cfd9c in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(83%, 0%, 38%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #2cfd9c warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 76 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #2CFD4F; nudged cooler, #2AFFEA.

Work with #2cfd9c in the Color Lab