Palettes / Colors / #2CDC09

#2CDC09 — Vivid Green

#2CDC09 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 #2CDC09 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.

#2CDC09 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 #B909DC; it also sits naturally between #96DC09 and #09DC50. 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 86% · Blue 4%

Cyan 80% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 96% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2CDC09

.text { color: #2CDC09; }
.background { background-color: #2CDC09; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2CDC09; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(44, 220, 9); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(110, 92%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2CDC09; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(44, 220, 9, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2CDC09; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(44, 220, 9, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2CDC09">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2CDC09">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2CDC09

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Tones of #2CDC09

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B909DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2CDC09: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2CDC09

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 #2CDC09 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 #2CDC09 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

← #2CDC08  ·  #2CDC0A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2CDC09?

#2CDC09 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 44, 220, 9). Its closest standard named color is Lime.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2CDC09?

#2CDC09 is RGB 44, 220, 9 — HSL 110°, 92%, 45% — CMYK 80%, 0%, 96%, 14%.

What colors go with #2CDC09?

Its complement is #B909DC; analogous partners are #96DC09 and #09DC50. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2CDC09 for text?

Black text on #2CDC09 has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.