Palettes / Colors / #2FBC89

#2FBC89 — Green

#2FBC89 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #2FBC89 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.

#2FBC89 is a cool 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 #BC2F63; it also sits naturally between #2FBC42 and #2FA9BC. 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 74% · Blue 54%

Cyan 75% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2FBC89

.text { color: #2FBC89; }
.background { background-color: #2FBC89; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2FBC89; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(47, 188, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(158, 60%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2FBC89; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(47, 188, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2FBC89; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(47, 188, 137, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2FBC89">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2FBC89">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC2F63:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2FBC89: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2FBC89

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 #2FBC89 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 #2FBC89 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

← #2FBC88  ·  #2FBC8A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2FBC89?

#2FBC89 is Green, a green color (RGB 47, 188, 137). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2FBC89?

#2FBC89 is RGB 47, 188, 137 — HSL 158°, 60%, 46% — CMYK 75%, 0%, 27%, 26%.

What colors go with #2FBC89?

Its complement is #BC2F63; analogous partners are #2FBC42 and #2FA9BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2FBC89 for text?

Black text on #2FBC89 has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.42:1.