Palettes / Colors / #01BC2F

#01BC2F — Vivid Green

#01BC2F is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color ForestGreen (#228B22). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: forestgreen (#228B22) — not an exact match. CSS forestgreen gives you #228B22, a different color; use #01BC2F when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#01BC2F is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BC018D; it also sits naturally between #30BC01 and #01BC8D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 0% · Green 74% · Blue 18%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 75% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #01BC2F

.text { color: #01BC2F; }
.background { background-color: #01BC2F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #01BC2F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(1, 188, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(135, 99%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #01BC2F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(1, 188, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #01BC2F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(1, 188, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#01BC2F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#01BC2F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC018D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #01BC2F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #01BC2F

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #01BC2F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #01BC2F rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #01BC2E  ·  #01BC30 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #01BC2F?

#01BC2F is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 1, 188, 47). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #01BC2F?

#01BC2F is RGB 1, 188, 47 — HSL 135°, 99%, 37% — CMYK 99%, 0%, 75%, 26%.

What colors go with #01BC2F?

Its complement is #BC018D; analogous partners are #30BC01 and #01BC8D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #01BC2F for text?

Black text on #01BC2F has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.55:1.