Palettes / Colors / #2C8A00

#2C8A00 — Deep Vivid Green

#2C8A00 is a green color we call Deep Vivid Green, closest to the named color ForestGreen (#228B22). It belongs to the green family.

#2C8A00 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 #5E008A; it also sits naturally between #708A00 and #008A19. 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 54% · Blue 0%

Cyan 68% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 100% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2C8A00

.text { color: #2C8A00; }
.background { background-color: #2C8A00; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2C8A00; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(44, 138, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(101, 100%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2C8A00; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(44, 138, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2C8A00; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(44, 138, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2C8A00">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2C8A00">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5E008A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2C8A00: #000000.

How #2C8A00 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 #2C8A00 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

← #2C89FF  ·  #2C8A01 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2C8A00?

#2C8A00 is Deep Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 44, 138, 0). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2C8A00?

#2C8A00 is RGB 44, 138, 0 — HSL 101°, 100%, 27% — CMYK 68%, 0%, 100%, 46%.

What colors go with #2C8A00?

Its complement is #5E008A; analogous partners are #708A00 and #008A19. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2C8A00 for text?

Black text on #2C8A00 has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.43:1.