Forest green

#2a8d2d

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for forest green, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Forest green sits in the green range, deep and soft. Deep greens like this read established and premium. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Forest green color values

Every conversion for #2a8d2d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2a8d2d

RGB42, 141, 45

HSL122, 54%, 36%

HSV122, 70%, 55%

CMYK70%, 0%, 68%, 45%

Lab51.53, -47.77, 41.56

XYZ10.95, 19.73, 5.71

Decimal2788653

Web safe#339933

Pantone363 C

Shades of forest green

#278129 #237626 #206a22 #1c5e1e #19521a #154717 #123b13 #0e2f0f #0b230b #071808

Tints of forest green

#31a535 #38bd3c #4bc94e #62d066 #7ad77d #92df94 #aae6ac #c2edc3 #d9f4da #f1fbf2

Colors that go with forest green

Complementary#8d2a8a Analogous#598d2a Analogous#2a8d5f Triadic#2d2a8d Triadic#8d2d2a Split complementary#5e2a8d Split complementary#8d2a59

Forest green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 70, 0, 68, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2a8d2d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

70 0 68 45

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

68 4 67 51

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Forest green in css

Copy #2a8d2d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2a8d2d; }
.text { color: #2a8d2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a8d2d; }

How forest green looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Forest green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #2a8d2d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2a8d2d against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Forest green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #2a8d2d sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around forest green? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn forest green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #2a8d2d and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from forest green, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #2a8d2d are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.