Palettes / Colors / #2BB014
#2BB014 — Vivid Green
#2BB014 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 #2BB014 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.
#2BB014 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 #9713AE; it also sits naturally between #78AE13 and #13AE4A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #2BB014 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 43, 176, 20 |
| HSL | 111°, 80%, 38% |
| HSV | 111°, 89%, 69% |
| CMYK | 76%, 0%, 89%, 31% |
| XYZ | 16.65, 31.61, 5.89 |
| Yxy | 31.61, 0.3074, 0.5838 |
| CIE-Lab | 63.02, -60.86, 60.62 |
| Hunter Lab | 56.23, -43.22, 31.25 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 17% · Green 69% · Blue 8%
Cyan 76% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 89% · Key 31%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #2BB014
.text { color: #2BB014; }
.background { background-color: #2BB014; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2BB014; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(43, 176, 20); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(111, 80%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2BB014; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(43, 176, 20, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2BB014; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(43, 176, 20, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#2BB014">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2BB014">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #9713AE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.87:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.32:1 AAA |
Best text color on #2BB014: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2BB014
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 #2BB014: ·
How #2BB014 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 #2BB014 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 #2BB014?
#2BB014 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 43, 176, 20). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #2BB014?
#2BB014 is RGB 43, 176, 20 — HSL 111°, 80%, 38% — CMYK 76%, 0%, 89%, 31%.
What colors go with #2BB014?
Its complement is #9713AE; analogous partners are #78AE13 and #13AE4A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #2BB014 for text?
Black text on #2BB014 has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.87:1.