Palettes / Colors / #2EA22B

#2EA22B — Green

#2EA22B 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 #2EA22B 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.

#2EA22B is a warm-leaning 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 #9D2BA1; it also sits naturally between #6AA12B and #2BA162. 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 64% · Blue 17%

Cyan 72% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 73% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2EA22B

.text { color: #2EA22B; }
.background { background-color: #2EA22B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2EA22B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 162, 43); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(118, 58%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2EA22B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 162, 43, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2EA22B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 162, 43, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2EA22B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2EA22B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9D2BA1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2EA22B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2EA22B

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 #2EA22B 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 #2EA22B 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 #2EA22B?

#2EA22B is Green, a green color (RGB 46, 162, 43). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2EA22B?

#2EA22B is RGB 46, 162, 43 — HSL 118°, 58%, 40% — CMYK 72%, 0%, 73%, 36%.

What colors go with #2EA22B?

Its complement is #9D2BA1; analogous partners are #6AA12B and #2BA162. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2EA22B for text?

Black text on #2EA22B has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.32:1.