Palettes / Colors / #2BB701

#2BB701 — Vivid Green

#2BB701 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 #2BB701 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.

#2BB701 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 #8C01B7; it also sits naturally between #86B701 and #01B731. 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 72% · Blue 0%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 99% · Key 28%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2BB701

.text { color: #2BB701; }
.background { background-color: #2BB701; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2BB701; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(43, 183, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(106, 99%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2BB701; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(43, 183, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2BB701; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(43, 183, 1, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2BB701">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2BB701">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8C01B7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2BB701: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2BB701

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 #2BB701 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 #2BB701 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 #2BB701?

#2BB701 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 43, 183, 1). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2BB701?

#2BB701 is RGB 43, 183, 1 — HSL 106°, 99%, 36% — CMYK 77%, 0%, 99%, 28%.

What colors go with #2BB701?

Its complement is #8C01B7; analogous partners are #86B701 and #01B731. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2BB701 for text?

Black text on #2BB701 has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.67:1.