Palettes / Colors / #2FA500

#2FA500 — Vivid Green

#2FA500 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 #2FA500 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.

#2FA500 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 #7500A3; it also sits naturally between #80A300 and #00A323. 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 65% · Blue 0%

Cyan 72% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 100% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2FA500

.text { color: #2FA500; }
.background { background-color: #2FA500; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2FA500; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(47, 165, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(103, 100%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2FA500; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(47, 165, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2FA500; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(47, 165, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2FA500">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2FA500">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2FA500

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7500A3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2FA500: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2FA500

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 #2FA500 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 #2FA500 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

← #2FA4FF  ·  #2FA501 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2FA500?

#2FA500 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 47, 165, 0). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2FA500?

#2FA500 is RGB 47, 165, 0 — HSL 103°, 100%, 32% — CMYK 72%, 0%, 100%, 35%.

What colors go with #2FA500?

Its complement is #7500A3; analogous partners are #80A300 and #00A323. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2FA500 for text?

Black text on #2FA500 has a contrast ratio of 6.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.23:1.