Palettes / Colors / #2BB685

#2BB685 — Green

#2BB685 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #2BB685 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.

#2BB685 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 #B62B5B; it also sits naturally between #2BB640 and #2BA1B6. 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 71% · Blue 52%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2BB685

.text { color: #2BB685; }
.background { background-color: #2BB685; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2BB685; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(43, 182, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(159, 62%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2BB685; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(43, 182, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2BB685; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(43, 182, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2BB685">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2BB685">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B62B5B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2BB685: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2BB685

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 #2BB685 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 #2BB685 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 #2BB685?

#2BB685 is Green, a green color (RGB 43, 182, 133). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2BB685?

#2BB685 is RGB 43, 182, 133 — HSL 159°, 62%, 44% — CMYK 76%, 0%, 27%, 29%.

What colors go with #2BB685?

Its complement is #B62B5B; analogous partners are #2BB640 and #2BA1B6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2BB685 for text?

Black text on #2BB685 has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.58:1.