Palettes / Colors / #2EA900
#2EA900 — Vivid Green
#2EA900 is a green color we call Vivid 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 #2EA900 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.
#2EA900 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 #7B00A8; it also sits naturally between #81A800 and #00A827. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #2EA900 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 46, 169, 0 |
| HSL | 104°, 100%, 33% |
| HSV | 104°, 100%, 66% |
| CMYK | 73%, 0%, 100%, 34% |
| XYZ | 15.31, 28.96, 4.78 |
| Yxy | 28.96, 0.3122, 0.5903 |
| CIE-Lab | 60.74, -58.71, 61.75 |
| Hunter Lab | 53.81, -41.14, 30.60 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 18% · Green 66% · Blue 0%
Cyan 73% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 100% · Key 34%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #2EA900
.text { color: #2EA900; }
.background { background-color: #2EA900; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2EA900; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 169, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(104, 100%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2EA900; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 169, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2EA900; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 169, 0, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#2EA900">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2EA900">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #7B00A8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.09:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.79:1 AA |
Best text color on #2EA900: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2EA900
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #2EA900: ·
How #2EA900 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 #2EA900 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #2EA900?
#2EA900 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 46, 169, 0). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #2EA900?
#2EA900 is RGB 46, 169, 0 — HSL 104°, 100%, 33% — CMYK 73%, 0%, 100%, 34%.
What colors go with #2EA900?
Its complement is #7B00A8; analogous partners are #81A800 and #00A827. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #2EA900 for text?
Black text on #2EA900 has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.09:1.