Palettes / Colors / #2EB231

#2EB231 — Green

#2EB231 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 #2EB231 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.

#2EB231 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 #B22EB0; it also sits naturally between #6EB22E and #2EB272. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 70% · Blue 19%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 72% · Key 30%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2EB231

.text { color: #2EB231; }
.background { background-color: #2EB231; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2EB231; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 178, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(121, 59%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2EB231; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 178, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2EB231; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 178, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2EB231">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2EB231">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2EB231

Tints of #2EB231

Tones of #2EB231

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B22EB0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2EB231: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2EB231

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 #2EB231 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 #2EB231 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

← #2EB230  ·  #2EB232 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2EB231?

#2EB231 is Green, a green color (RGB 46, 178, 49). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2EB231?

#2EB231 is RGB 46, 178, 49 — HSL 121°, 59%, 44% — CMYK 74%, 0%, 72%, 30%.

What colors go with #2EB231?

Its complement is #B22EB0; analogous partners are #6EB22E and #2EB272. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2EB231 for text?

Black text on #2EB231 has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.79:1.