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#2CA031 — Green

#2CA031 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 #2CA031 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.

#2CA031 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A02C9A; it also sits naturally between #60A02C and #2CA06C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2CA031 · RGB 44, 160, 49

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Color values

HEX#2CA031
RGB44, 160, 49
HSL123°, 57%, 40%
HSV123°, 73%, 63%
CMYK72%, 0%, 69%, 37%
XYZ14.16, 25.90, 7.16
Yxy25.90, 0.2999, 0.5485
CIE-Lab57.94, -53.63, 46.76
Hunter Lab50.89, -37.24, 25.46

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 17% · Green 63% · Blue 19%

Cyan 72% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 69% · Key 37%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2CA031 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2CA031 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2CA031

.text { color: #2CA031; }
.background { background-color: #2CA031; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2CA031; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(44, 160, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(123, 57%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2CA031; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(44, 160, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2CA031; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(44, 160, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2CA031">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2CA031">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2CA031

#27902D#248429#207424#1D6820#18581B#144816#103C13#0C2C0E#09200A#041005

Tints of #2CA031

#32B839#3BC942#53D059#67D56C#7FDC84#97E29B#ABE8AE#C3EFC5#D7F4D8#EFFBF0

Tones of #2CA031

#349839#3C9040#448848#4E7E50#567657#5E6E5F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A02C9A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.40:1 AA large only
Against black text6.18:1 AA

Best text color on #2CA031: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2CA031

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #2CA031: ·

How #2CA031 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #5E5F4CDeuteranopia · #584F52Tritanopia · #326166

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:

Tailwind green 600 · #16A34AMaterial Green 500 · #4CAF50Bootstrap success · #198754

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2CA031 rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby Meadow
#D6B176 · #858E33 · #9DD671 · #2B9D30
Golden Ruby Opal
#2FA32F · #36A171 · #6CC2CD · #7998D6
Vintage Terrace
#269E37 · #67DB66 · #D85DC6 · #E3A8D4
Gentle Ruby Garden
#38631C · #34A32E · #75B675 · #9CD4C1
Tender Ruby Twilight
#C2C52E · #92CF54 · #2CA228 · #2A8251
Frozen Garden
#8B4F1E · #A8A62B · #4D7F20 · #259B2D

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#2B9D30#2FA32F#269E37#34A32E#2CA228#259B2D#2A9F3B#2FAA37#319E24#33AB37#309030#1CA137

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2CA030  ·  #2CA032 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2CA031?

#2CA031 is Green, a green color (RGB 44, 160, 49). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2CA031?

#2CA031 is RGB 44, 160, 49 — HSL 123°, 57%, 40% — CMYK 72%, 0%, 69%, 37%.

What colors go with #2CA031?

Its complement is #A02C9A; analogous partners are #60A02C and #2CA06C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2CA031 for text?

Black text on #2CA031 has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.40:1.