Palettes / Colors / #2BB172

#2BB172 — Green

#2BB172 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #2BB172 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.

#2BB172 is a cool 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 #B12B69; it also sits naturally between #2BB12F and #2BACB1. 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 45%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 36% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2BB172

.text { color: #2BB172; }
.background { background-color: #2BB172; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2BB172; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(43, 177, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(152, 61%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2BB172; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(43, 177, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2BB172; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(43, 177, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2BB172">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2BB172">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B12B69:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2BB172: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2BB172

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 #2BB172 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 #2BB172 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 #2BB172?

#2BB172 is Green, a green color (RGB 43, 177, 114). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2BB172?

#2BB172 is RGB 43, 177, 114 — HSL 152°, 61%, 43% — CMYK 76%, 0%, 36%, 31%.

What colors go with #2BB172?

Its complement is #B12B69; analogous partners are #2BB12F and #2BACB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2BB172 for text?

Black text on #2BB172 has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.75:1.