Forest green

#2f8a3c

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

Forest green is a deep green that feels weighty. 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 #2f8a3c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2f8a3c

RGB47, 138, 60

HSL129, 49%, 36%

HSV129, 66%, 54%

CMYK66%, 0%, 57%, 46%

Lab50.81, -43.76, 33.65

XYZ11.08, 19.11, 7.38

Decimal3115580

Web safe#339933

Pantone363 C

Shades of forest green

#2b7e37 #277332 #23672d #1f5c28 #1b5023 #17451e #143919 #102e14 #0c220f #08170a

Tints of forest green

#37a146 #3fb850 #51c462 #68cc76 #7fd38b #96dba0 #ade3b5 #c4ebc9 #dbf3de #f2faf3

Colors that go with forest green

Complementary#8a2f7d Analogous#508a2f Analogous#2f8a69 Triadic#3c2f8a Triadic#8a3c2f Split complementary#692f8a Split complementary#8a2f4f

Forest green in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 66, 0, 57, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2f8a3c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

66 0 57 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

65 4 56 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 #2f8a3c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2f8a3c; }
.text { color: #2f8a3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f8a3c; }

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 #2f8a3c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2f8a3c 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 #2f8a3c 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 #2f8a3c 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

The figures for #2f8a3c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.