Palettes / Colors / #2CA538

#2CA538 — Green

#2CA538 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 #2CA538 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.

#2CA538 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 #A52C99; it also sits naturally between #5CA52C and #2CA575. 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 65% · Blue 22%

Cyan 73% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 66% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2CA538

.text { color: #2CA538; }
.background { background-color: #2CA538; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2CA538; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(44, 165, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(126, 58%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2CA538; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(44, 165, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2CA538; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(44, 165, 56, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2CA538">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2CA538">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A52C99:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2CA538: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2CA538

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 #2CA538 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 #2CA538 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

← #2CA537  ·  #2CA539 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2CA538?

#2CA538 is Green, a green color (RGB 44, 165, 56). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2CA538?

#2CA538 is RGB 44, 165, 56 — HSL 126°, 58%, 41% — CMYK 73%, 0%, 66%, 35%.

What colors go with #2CA538?

Its complement is #A52C99; analogous partners are #5CA52C and #2CA575. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2CA538 for text?

Black text on #2CA538 has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.21:1.