Palettes / Colors / #2F9221

#2F9221 — Green

#2F9221 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color ForestGreen (#228B22). It belongs to the green family.

#2F9221 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 #842191; it also sits naturally between #669121 and #21914C. 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 57% · Blue 13%

Cyan 68% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 77% · Key 43%

Previews

CSS code for #2F9221

.text { color: #2F9221; }
.background { background-color: #2F9221; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2F9221; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(47, 146, 33); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(113, 63%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2F9221; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(47, 146, 33, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2F9221; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(47, 146, 33, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2F9221">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2F9221">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2F9221

Tints of #2F9221

Tones of #2F9221

Color harmonies

Complementary — #842191:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2F9221: #000000.

How #2F9221 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 #2F9221 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2F9220  ·  #2F9222 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2F9221?

#2F9221 is Green, a green color (RGB 47, 146, 33). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2F9221?

#2F9221 is RGB 47, 146, 33 — HSL 113°, 63%, 35% — CMYK 68%, 0%, 77%, 43%.

What colors go with #2F9221?

Its complement is #842191; analogous partners are #669121 and #21914C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2F9221 for text?

Black text on #2F9221 has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.00:1.