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#2FA027 — Green

#2FA027 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 #2FA027 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.

#2FA027 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 #9827A0; it also sits naturally between #6CA027 and #27A05B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2FA027 · RGB 47, 160, 39

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Color values

HEX#2FA027
RGB47, 160, 39
HSL116°, 61%, 39%
HSV116°, 76%, 63%
CMYK71%, 0%, 76%, 37%
XYZ14.11, 25.89, 6.17
Yxy25.89, 0.3056, 0.5607
CIE-Lab57.93, -53.94, 50.64
Hunter Lab50.88, -37.42, 26.64

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 63% · Blue 15%

Cyan 71% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 76% · Key 37%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2FA027 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2FA027 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2FA027

.text { color: #2FA027; }
.background { background-color: #2FA027; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2FA027; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(47, 160, 39); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(116, 61%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2FA027; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(47, 160, 39, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2FA027; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(47, 160, 39, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2FA027">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2FA027">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2FA027

#2B9424#268320#23771D#1E6719#1A5A16#164A12#123E0F#0D2D0B#0A2108#051004

Tints of #2FA027

#36B92D#3CCD32#53D34A#6BD963#82DF7C#96E490#ADEAA9#C5F0C1#D8F5D6#EFFBEF

Tones of #2FA027

#379730#3E8F38#458641#4D7D4A#557453#5C6C5A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9827A0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.40:1 AA large only
Against black text6.18:1 AA

Best text color on #2FA027: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2FA027

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #2FA027: ·

How #2FA027 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #606144Deuteranopia · #59514BTritanopia · #355B60

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:

Tailwind green 600 · #16A34AMaterial Green 500 · #4CAF50Bootstrap success · #198754

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2FA027 rather than the exact color:

Tender Ruby Twilight
#C2C52E · #92CF54 · #2CA228 · #2A8251
Wild Cascade
#77BE42 · #319E24 · #1B4D25 · #2FCD84
Smoky Mosaic
#97BB24 · #31A020 · #13683D · #1A6570
Golden Ruby Opal
#2FA32F · #36A171 · #6CC2CD · #7998D6
Gentle Ruby Garden
#38631C · #34A32E · #75B675 · #9CD4C1
Radiant Ruby Meadow
#D6B176 · #858E33 · #9DD671 · #2B9D30

Similar colors

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

#2CA228#319E24#31A020#2FA32F#34A32E#2B9D30#259B2D#29AB22#3CA624#2F9220#3DA622#22A720

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2FA026  ·  #2FA028 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2FA027?

#2FA027 is Green, a green color (RGB 47, 160, 39). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2FA027?

#2FA027 is RGB 47, 160, 39 — HSL 116°, 61%, 39% — CMYK 71%, 0%, 76%, 37%.

What colors go with #2FA027?

Its complement is #9827A0; analogous partners are #6CA027 and #27A05B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2FA027 for text?

Black text on #2FA027 has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.40:1.