Palettes / Colors / #2BB017

#2BB017 — Green

#2BB017 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 #2BB017 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.

#2BB017 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 #9C17B0; it also sits naturally between #78B017 and #17B04F. 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 17% · Green 69% · Blue 9%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 87% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2BB017

.text { color: #2BB017; }
.background { background-color: #2BB017; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2BB017; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(43, 176, 23); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(112, 77%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2BB017; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(43, 176, 23, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2BB017; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(43, 176, 23, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2BB017">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2BB017">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9C17B0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2BB017: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2BB017

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 #2BB017 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 #2BB017 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 #2BB017?

#2BB017 is Green, a green color (RGB 43, 176, 23). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2BB017?

#2BB017 is RGB 43, 176, 23 — HSL 112°, 77%, 39% — CMYK 76%, 0%, 87%, 31%.

What colors go with #2BB017?

Its complement is #9C17B0; analogous partners are #78B017 and #17B04F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2BB017 for text?

Black text on #2BB017 has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.87:1.