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#2CA200 — Vivid Green

#2CA200 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 #2CA200 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.

#2CA200 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 #7800A3; it also sits naturally between #7DA300 and #00A326. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2CA200 · RGB 44, 162, 0

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Color values

HEX#2CA200
RGB44, 162, 0
HSL104°, 100%, 32%
HSV104°, 100%, 64%
CMYK73%, 0%, 100%, 36%
XYZ13.96, 26.38, 4.36
Yxy26.38, 0.3123, 0.5902
CIE-Lab58.39, -56.86, 59.86
Hunter Lab51.36, -39.23, 29.21

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 17% · Green 64% · Blue 0%

Cyan 73% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 100% · Key 36%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2CA200 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2CA200 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2CA200

.text { color: #2CA200; }
.background { background-color: #2CA200; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2CA200; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(44, 162, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(104, 100%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2CA200; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(44, 162, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2CA200; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(44, 162, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2CA200">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2CA200">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2CA200

#279400#238500#217A00#1D6B00#185C00#144D00#103D00#0E3300#0A2400#051400

Tints of #2CA200

#34C200#3DE600#48FF05#62FF29#78FF47#8FFF66#A9FF8A#BFFFA8#DAFFCC#F0FFEB

Tones of #2CA200

#31980B#378C18#3C8023#41752F#47693A#4C5D46

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7800A3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.35:1 AA large only
Against black text6.28:1 AA

Best text color on #2CA200: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2CA200

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 #2CA200: ·

How #2CA200 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #5F6027Deuteranopia · #584F31Tritanopia · #32464D

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 lime 600 · #65A30DTailwind green 600 · #16A34AMaterial Green 500 · #4CAF50

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2CA200 rather than the exact color:

Rustic Ruby Lagoon
#E1833E · #85740B · #6A900D · #38A10F
Burning Ruby Canyon
#36AE0F · #51EE3F · #C94EEF · #E2B9F4
Vintage Meadow
#BD4417 · #94720F · #A4CE0F · #39990F
Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Honey Ruby Monsoon
#33AF14 · #29E753 · #5EEDBB · #ACF0F6
Mellow Orchard
#399716 · #77E547 · #B234E2 · #D7B3EF

Similar colors

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

#38A10F#36AE0F#39990F#28AC15#33AF14#399716#399918#3B9C1A#37B911#1F9016#25850B#31A020

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2CA1FF  ·  #2CA201 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2CA200?

#2CA200 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 44, 162, 0). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2CA200?

#2CA200 is RGB 44, 162, 0 — HSL 104°, 100%, 32% — CMYK 73%, 0%, 100%, 36%.

What colors go with #2CA200?

Its complement is #7800A3; analogous partners are #7DA300 and #00A326. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2CA200 for text?

Black text on #2CA200 has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.35:1.