Palettes / Colors / #2EB259

#2EB259 — Green

#2EB259 is a green color we call 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 #2EB259 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.

#2EB259 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 #B22E86; it also sits naturally between #44B22E and #2EB29C. 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 70% · Blue 35%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 50% · Key 30%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2EB259

.text { color: #2EB259; }
.background { background-color: #2EB259; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2EB259; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 178, 89); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(140, 59%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2EB259; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 178, 89, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2EB259; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 178, 89, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2EB259">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2EB259">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B22E86:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2EB259: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2EB259

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 #2EB259 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 #2EB259 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

← #2EB258  ·  #2EB25A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2EB259?

#2EB259 is Green, a green color (RGB 46, 178, 89). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2EB259?

#2EB259 is RGB 46, 178, 89 — HSL 140°, 59%, 44% — CMYK 74%, 0%, 50%, 30%.

What colors go with #2EB259?

Its complement is #B22E86; analogous partners are #44B22E and #2EB29C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2EB259 for text?

Black text on #2EB259 has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.75:1.