Palettes / Colors / #2AA233

#2AA233 — Green

#2AA233 is a green color we call 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 #2AA233 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.

#2AA233 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A22A98; it also sits naturally between #5CA22A and #2AA270. 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 16% · Green 64% · Blue 20%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 69% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2AA233

.text { color: #2AA233; }
.background { background-color: #2AA233; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2AA233; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(42, 162, 51); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(125, 59%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2AA233; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(42, 162, 51, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2AA233; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(42, 162, 51, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2AA233">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2AA233">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A22A98:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2AA233: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2AA233

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 #2AA233 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 #2AA233 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #2AA233?

#2AA233 is Green, a green color (RGB 42, 162, 51). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2AA233?

#2AA233 is RGB 42, 162, 51 — HSL 125°, 59%, 40% — CMYK 74%, 0%, 69%, 36%.

What colors go with #2AA233?

Its complement is #A22A98; analogous partners are #5CA22A and #2AA270. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2AA233 for text?

Black text on #2AA233 has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.33:1.