Palettes / Colors / #2BBF2B

#2BBF2B — Green

#2BBF2B 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 #2BBF2B 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.

#2BBF2B 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 #BF2BBF; it also sits naturally between #75BF2B and #2BBF75. 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 75% · Blue 17%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 77% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2BBF2B

.text { color: #2BBF2B; }
.background { background-color: #2BBF2B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2BBF2B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(43, 191, 43); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 63%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2BBF2B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(43, 191, 43, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2BBF2B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(43, 191, 43, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2BBF2B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2BBF2B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF2BBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2BBF2B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2BBF2B

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 #2BBF2B 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 #2BBF2B 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 #2BBF2B?

#2BBF2B is Green, a green color (RGB 43, 191, 43). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2BBF2B?

#2BBF2B is RGB 43, 191, 43 — HSL 120°, 63%, 46% — CMYK 77%, 0%, 77%, 25%.

What colors go with #2BBF2B?

Its complement is #BF2BBF; analogous partners are #75BF2B and #2BBF75. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2BBF2B for text?

Black text on #2BBF2B has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.44:1.