Palettes / Colors / #2CA600

#2CA600 — Vivid Green

#2CA600 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 #2CA600 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.

#2CA600 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 #7B00A8; it also sits naturally between #81A800 and #00A827. 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 0%

Cyan 73% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 100% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2CA600

.text { color: #2CA600; }
.background { background-color: #2CA600; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2CA600; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(44, 166, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(104, 100%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2CA600; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(44, 166, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2CA600; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(44, 166, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2CA600">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2CA600">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7B00A8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2CA600: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2CA600

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 #2CA600 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 #2CA600 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 #2CA600?

#2CA600 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 44, 166, 0). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2CA600?

#2CA600 is RGB 44, 166, 0 — HSL 104°, 100%, 33% — CMYK 73%, 0%, 100%, 35%.

What colors go with #2CA600?

Its complement is #7B00A8; analogous partners are #81A800 and #00A827. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2CA600 for text?

Black text on #2CA600 has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.20:1.