Palettes / Colors / #2FCA2F

#2FCA2F — Green

#2FCA2F 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 #2FCA2F 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.

#2FCA2F 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 #CA2FCA; it also sits naturally between #7DCA2F and #2FCA7D. 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 79% · Blue 18%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 77% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2FCA2F

.text { color: #2FCA2F; }
.background { background-color: #2FCA2F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2FCA2F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(47, 202, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 62%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2FCA2F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(47, 202, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2FCA2F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(47, 202, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2FCA2F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2FCA2F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CA2FCA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2FCA2F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2FCA2F

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 #2FCA2F 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 #2FCA2F 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #2FCA2F?

#2FCA2F is Green, a green color (RGB 47, 202, 47). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2FCA2F?

#2FCA2F is RGB 47, 202, 47 — HSL 120°, 62%, 49% — CMYK 77%, 0%, 77%, 21%.

What colors go with #2FCA2F?

Its complement is #CA2FCA; analogous partners are #7DCA2F and #2FCA7D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2FCA2F for text?

Black text on #2FCA2F has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.19:1.