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#2DCA02 — Vivid Green

#2DCA02 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 #2DCA02 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.

#2DCA02 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 #9F02CA; it also sits naturally between #91CA02 and #02CA3B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2DCA02 · RGB 45, 202, 2

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Color values

HEX#2DCA02
RGB45, 202, 2
HSL107°, 98%, 40%
HSV107°, 99%, 79%
CMYK78%, 0%, 99%, 21%
XYZ22.21, 42.80, 7.15
Yxy42.80, 0.3078, 0.5931
CIE-Lab71.42, -68.83, 70.04
Hunter Lab65.42, -51.19, 37.13

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 79% · Blue 1%

Cyan 78% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 99% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2DCA02 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2DCA02 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2DCA02

.text { color: #2DCA02; }
.background { background-color: #2DCA02; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2DCA02; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(45, 202, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(107, 98%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2DCA02; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(45, 202, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2DCA02; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(45, 202, 2, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2DCA02">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2DCA02">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2DCA02

#29B602#25A702#219201#1D8301#196F01#145B01#114C01#0C3801#092800#051400

Tints of #2DCA02

#34E802#3DFD08#54FD26#68FD3F#80FD5D#98FE7C#ACFE95#C4FEB3#D7FECD#EFFFEB

Tones of #2DCA02

#35BC10#3EAD1F#469F2D#4E913B#568349#5E7458

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9F02CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.20:1 Fails
Against black text9.56:1 AAA

Best text color on #2DCA02: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2DCA02

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #2DCA02: ·

How #2DCA02 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #717232Deuteranopia · #685C3ETritanopia · #355961

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:

Tailwind lime 600 · #65A30DTailwind green 600 · #16A34AMaterial Green 500 · #4CAF50

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2DCA02 rather than the exact color:

Serene Ruby Petal
#36CA12 · #14DD6B · #42DDE8 · #7097EF
Dreamy Dusk
#3AC911 · #8DF15B · #C73CEE · #D4A0F1
Hidden Marble
#26C616 · #67EA49 · #D01AE2 · #EEA1ED
Frozen Harbor
#9AEA8A · #76E160 · #33BF17 · #184F0D
Honey Ruby Ember
#37B911 · #A9F16A · #BF27EB · #E4C7F6
Royal Orchard
#DF991B · #999E11 · #3D610E · #39CD1B

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#36CA12#3AC911#26C616#33BF17#37B911#39CD1B#21D519#38D619#2EC11D#33B81A#35D61D#20C41E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2DCA01  ·  #2DCA03 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2DCA02?

#2DCA02 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 45, 202, 2). Its closest standard named color is Lime.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2DCA02?

#2DCA02 is RGB 45, 202, 2 — HSL 107°, 98%, 40% — CMYK 78%, 0%, 99%, 21%.

What colors go with #2DCA02?

Its complement is #9F02CA; analogous partners are #91CA02 and #02CA3B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2DCA02 for text?

Black text on #2DCA02 has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.