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#2eb30f

a dark, electric green · neutral · closest name: Lime Green

RGB
46, 179, 15
HSL
109°, 85%, 38%
CMYK
74, 0, 92, 30
Luminance
0.3286

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #2eb30f is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#2eb30f
Hue
109°
green
Saturation
85%
electric
Lightness
38%
dark
Brightness
70%
HSV value
Perceived
55%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3286
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
58/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
7.57:1
Closest name
Lime Green
ΔE2000 7
Where it sits
Hue109° of 360°
Saturation85%
Lightness38%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool58% cool

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

Every format

HEX#2eb30f
RGBrgb(46, 179, 15)
HSLhsl(109, 85%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 0%, 92%, 30%)
LABlab(64.0 -61.5 62.4)
LCHlch(64.0 87.6 134.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.670 0.216 141.1)
Decimal3060495
Display P3color(display-p3 0.180 0.702 0.059)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2eb30f;
background-color: #2eb30f;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2eb30f] bg-[#2eb30f]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2eb30f;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.180, green: 0.702, blue: 0.059)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2eb30f")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF2EB30F)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(15, 179, 46)

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 #2eb30f · 7.57:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.77:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 7.57:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #2eb30f as text scores 2.77:1 on white and 7.57:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2eb30f on white: 2.77:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2eb30f on black: 7.57:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #B8A100
deuteranopia · #A9972B
tritanopia · #00AD98

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #2eb30f is pinned to step 700; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F4FCF2
#E9FAE6
#CEF7C5
#A9F697
#7FF264
#54EE30
#3AE213
#2eb30f
#27970D
#206D0E
#144409
Base = 700Lightest = 50 · #F4FCF2Darkest = 950 · #144409
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FCF2;
  --brand-100: #E9FAE6;
  --brand-200: #CEF7C5;
  --brand-300: #A9F697;
  --brand-400: #7FF264;
  --brand-500: #54EE30;
  --brand-600: #3AE213;
  --brand-700: #2eb30f;
  --brand-800: #27970D;
  --brand-900: #206D0E;
  --brand-950: #144409;
  --brand: #2eb30f;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #2eb30f

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#F5FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#C8EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#5A9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#6B0BB7
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#1E760A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#ECFDE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#172414
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 #2eb30f

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
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • 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
  • Black text placed on it
  • 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#940FB3
Analogous left#80B30F
Analogous right#0FB342
Split-complement 1#420FB3
Split-complement 2#B30F80
Triadic 1#0F2EB3
Triadic 2#B30F2E
Tetradic#0F80B3

RGB percentages

Red18.0%
Green70.2%
Blue5.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan74.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow91.6%
Key (black)29.8%

Color previews

#2eb30f text on a black background

contrast 7.57:1

Card sample

#2eb30f text on a white background

contrast 2.77:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2eb30f;
Background color
Panel with #2eb30f background
background-color: #2eb30f;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2eb30f;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(46, 179, 15, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(46, 179, 15, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2eb30f;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2eb30f, #0FB35D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2eb30f

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.

#2eb30f 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.

#2eb30f, answered

What color is #2eb30f?

#2eb30f is a dark electric green, closest to Lime Green (ΔE2000 7). It sits at 109° on the hue wheel with 85% saturation and 38% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #2eb30f?

rgb(46, 179, 15) — 46 red, 179 green and 15 blue out of 255, or 18% / 70.2% / 5.9% by channel.

Is #2eb30f a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3286 and perceived brightness is 55%, so black text on it reaches 7.57:1.

Should I use black or white text on #2eb30f?

Black. It scores 7.57:1 against #2eb30f, versus 2.77:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #2eb30f?

#940FB3 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #420FB3 and #B30F80, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #2eb30f?

For interface work: #F5FAF4 as the surface, #C8EDC0 for borders, #5A9B4B for secondary text, #6B0BB7 as an accent and #1E760A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #80B30F and #0FB342 stays calm, while #940FB3 is the loudest partner.

What is #2eb30f in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(74%, 0%, 92%, 30%). 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 #2eb30f warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 58 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #6AB30F; nudged cooler, #0DB52B.

Work with #2eb30f in the Color Lab