Forest green

#2c8a23

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 strong. Deep greens like this read established and premium. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Forest green color values

Every conversion for #2c8a23, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2c8a23

RGB44, 138, 35

HSL115, 60%, 34%

HSV115, 75%, 54%

CMYK68%, 0%, 75%, 46%

Lab50.49, -47.22, 44.61

XYZ10.43, 18.83, 4.68

Decimal2918947

Web safe#339933

Pantone363 C

Shades of forest green

#287f20 #25731d #21681a #1e5d17 #1a5115 #164612 #133a0f #0f2f0c #0b2409 #081806

Tints of forest green

#34a329 #3cbd30 #4bce3f #63d558 #7bdb71 #92e28b #aae8a4 #c2eebe #daf5d7 #f2fbf1

Colors that go with forest green

Complementary#81238a Analogous#608a23 Analogous#238a4e Triadic#232c8a Triadic#8a232c Split complementary#4e238a Split complementary#8a235f

Forest green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 68, 0, 75, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2c8a23 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

68 0 75 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 4 73 52

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 #2c8a23 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2c8a23; }
.text { color: #2c8a23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c8a23; }

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 #2c8a23 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2c8a23 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 #2c8a23 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 #2c8a23 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

Every value on this page for #2c8a23 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.