Palettes / Colors / #2CB422

#2CB422 — Green

#2CB422 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 #2CB422 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.

#2CB422 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 #AA22B4; it also sits naturally between #75B422 and #22B461. 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 71% · Blue 13%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 81% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2CB422

.text { color: #2CB422; }
.background { background-color: #2CB422; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2CB422; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(44, 180, 34); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(116, 68%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2CB422; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(44, 180, 34, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2CB422; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(44, 180, 34, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2CB422">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2CB422">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2CB422

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AA22B4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2CB422: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2CB422

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 #2CB422 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 #2CB422 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 #2CB422?

#2CB422 is Green, a green color (RGB 44, 180, 34). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2CB422?

#2CB422 is RGB 44, 180, 34 — HSL 116°, 68%, 42% — CMYK 76%, 0%, 81%, 29%.

What colors go with #2CB422?

Its complement is #AA22B4; analogous partners are #75B422 and #22B461. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2CB422 for text?

Black text on #2CB422 has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.74:1.