Palettes / Colors / #02BB2A

#02BB2A — Vivid Green

#02BB2A 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 #02BB2A 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.

#02BB2A 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 #BB0293; it also sits naturally between #36BB02 and #02BB86. 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 1% · Green 73% · Blue 16%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 78% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #02BB2A

.text { color: #02BB2A; }
.background { background-color: #02BB2A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #02BB2A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 187, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(133, 98%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #02BB2A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 187, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #02BB2A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 187, 42, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#02BB2A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#02BB2A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #02BB2A

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Tones of #02BB2A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB0293:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #02BB2A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #02BB2A

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 #02BB2A 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 #02BB2A 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

← #02BB29  ·  #02BB2B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #02BB2A?

#02BB2A is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 2, 187, 42). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #02BB2A?

#02BB2A is RGB 2, 187, 42 — HSL 133°, 98%, 37% — CMYK 99%, 0%, 78%, 27%.

What colors go with #02BB2A?

Its complement is #BB0293; analogous partners are #36BB02 and #02BB86. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #02BB2A for text?

Black text on #02BB2A has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.58:1.