Palettes / Colors / #2AAA05
#2AAA05 — Vivid Green
#2AAA05 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 #2AAA05 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.
#2AAA05 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 #8505A8; it also sits naturally between #7AA805 and #05A833. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #2AAA05 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 42, 170, 5 |
| HSL | 107°, 94%, 34% |
| HSV | 107°, 97%, 67% |
| CMYK | 75%, 0%, 97%, 33% |
| XYZ | 15.36, 29.25, 4.98 |
| Yxy | 29.25, 0.3097, 0.5899 |
| CIE-Lab | 61.00, -59.59, 61.24 |
| Hunter Lab | 54.09, -41.73, 30.59 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 16% · Green 67% · Blue 2%
Cyan 75% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 97% · Key 33%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #2AAA05
.text { color: #2AAA05; }
.background { background-color: #2AAA05; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2AAA05; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(42, 170, 5); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(107, 94%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2AAA05; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(42, 170, 5, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2AAA05; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(42, 170, 5, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#2AAA05">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2AAA05">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #8505A8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.07:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.85:1 AA |
Best text color on #2AAA05: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2AAA05
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #2AAA05: ·
How #2AAA05 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 #2AAA05 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #2AAA05?
#2AAA05 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 42, 170, 5). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #2AAA05?
#2AAA05 is RGB 42, 170, 5 — HSL 107°, 94%, 34% — CMYK 75%, 0%, 97%, 33%.
What colors go with #2AAA05?
Its complement is #8505A8; analogous partners are #7AA805 and #05A833. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #2AAA05 for text?
Black text on #2AAA05 has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.07:1.