Palettes / Colors / #2AAA02

#2AAA02 — Vivid Green

#2AAA02 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 #2AAA02 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.

#2AAA02 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 #8402AC; it also sits naturally between #7EAC02 and #02AC2F. 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 67% · Blue 1%

Cyan 75% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 99% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2AAA02

.text { color: #2AAA02; }
.background { background-color: #2AAA02; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2AAA02; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(42, 170, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(106, 98%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2AAA02; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(42, 170, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2AAA02; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(42, 170, 2, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2AAA02">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2AAA02">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2AAA02

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8402AC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2AAA02: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2AAA02

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 #2AAA02 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 #2AAA02 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

← #2AAA01  ·  #2AAA03 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2AAA02?

#2AAA02 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 42, 170, 2). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2AAA02?

#2AAA02 is RGB 42, 170, 2 — HSL 106°, 98%, 34% — CMYK 75%, 0%, 99%, 33%.

What colors go with #2AAA02?

Its complement is #8402AC; analogous partners are #7EAC02 and #02AC2F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2AAA02 for text?

Black text on #2AAA02 has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.07:1.