Forest green

#00a305

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 vivid. 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 #00a305, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#00a305

RGB0, 163, 5

HSL122, 100%, 32%

HSV122, 100%, 64%

CMYK100%, 0%, 97%, 36%

Lab58.23, -61.53, 58.79

XYZ13.12, 26.21, 4.51

Decimal41733

Web safe#009900

Pantone362 C

Shades of forest green

#009605 #008904 #007b04 #006e03 #006103 #005403 #004602 #003902 #002c01 #001f01

Tints of forest green

#00c406 #00e507 #07ff0e #28ff2e #49ff4e #69ff6e #8aff8e #abffae #ccffce #edffee

Colors that go with forest green

Complementary#a3009e Analogous#4ca300 Analogous#00a357 Triadic#0500a3 Triadic#a30500 Split complementary#5600a3 Split complementary#a3004d

Forest green in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 100, 0, 97, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #00a305 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 0 97 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 4 93 42

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

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #00a305 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #00a305; }
.text { color: #00a305; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00a305; }

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 #00a305 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #00a305 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 #00a305 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 #00a305 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 #00a305 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.