Palettes / Colors / #2BB138

#2BB138 — Green

#2BB138 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 #2BB138 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.

#2BB138 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 #B12BA3; it also sits naturally between #60B12B and #2BB17B. 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 22%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 68% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2BB138

.text { color: #2BB138; }
.background { background-color: #2BB138; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2BB138; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(43, 177, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(126, 61%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2BB138; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(43, 177, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2BB138; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(43, 177, 56, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2BB138">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2BB138">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B12BA3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2BB138: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2BB138

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 #2BB138 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 #2BB138 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 #2BB138?

#2BB138 is Green, a green color (RGB 43, 177, 56). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2BB138?

#2BB138 is RGB 43, 177, 56 — HSL 126°, 61%, 43% — CMYK 76%, 0%, 68%, 31%.

What colors go with #2BB138?

Its complement is #B12BA3; analogous partners are #60B12B and #2BB17B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2BB138 for text?

Black text on #2BB138 has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.82:1.