Palettes / Colors / #2E855B

#2E855B — Muted Green

#2E855B is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #2E855B 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.

#2E855B is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #852E58; it also sits naturally between #2E852F and #2E8485. 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 18% · Green 52% · Blue 36%

Cyan 65% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 48%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2E855B

.text { color: #2E855B; }
.background { background-color: #2E855B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2E855B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 133, 91); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(151, 49%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2E855B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 133, 91, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2E855B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 133, 91, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2E855B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2E855B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #852E58:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2E855B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2E855B

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 #2E855B 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 #2E855B 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 #2E855B?

#2E855B is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 46, 133, 91). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2E855B?

#2E855B is RGB 46, 133, 91 — HSL 151°, 49%, 35% — CMYK 65%, 0%, 32%, 48%.

What colors go with #2E855B?

Its complement is #852E58; analogous partners are #2E852F and #2E8485. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2E855B for text?

Black text on #2E855B has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.54:1.