Palettes / Colors / #2CD401

#2CD401 — Vivid Green

#2CD401 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color Lime (#00FF00). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lime (#00FF00) — not an exact match. CSS lime gives you #00FF00, a different color; use #2CD401 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.

#2CD401 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 #AB01D5; it also sits naturally between #96D501 and #01D541. 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 83% · Blue 0%

Cyan 79% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 100% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2CD401

.text { color: #2CD401; }
.background { background-color: #2CD401; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2CD401; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(44, 212, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(108, 99%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2CD401; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(44, 212, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2CD401; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(44, 212, 1, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2CD401">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2CD401">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2CD401

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AB01D5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2CD401: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2CD401

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 #2CD401 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 #2CD401 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 #2CD401?

#2CD401 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 44, 212, 1). Its closest standard named color is Lime.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2CD401?

#2CD401 is RGB 44, 212, 1 — HSL 108°, 99%, 42% — CMYK 79%, 0%, 100%, 17%.

What colors go with #2CD401?

Its complement is #AB01D5; analogous partners are #96D501 and #01D541. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2CD401 for text?

Black text on #2CD401 has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.