Forest green

#04a21b

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

This is Forest green, a vivid green at 129 degrees. 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 #04a21b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#04a21b

RGB4, 162, 27

HSL129, 95%, 33%

HSV129, 98%, 64%

CMYK98%, 0%, 83%, 36%

Lab57.99, -60.18, 54.3

XYZ13.17, 25.95, 5.35

Decimal303643

Web safe#009933

Pantone362 C

Shades of forest green

#049519 #038817 #037a14 #036d12 #026010 #02530e #02460c #013809 #012b07 #011e05

Tints of forest green

#05c220 #06e226 #0ff931 #2ffa4c #4efb68 #6efb83 #8efc9e #aefdb9 #cefed5 #eefff0

Colors that go with forest green

Complementary#a2048b Analogous#3ca204 Analogous#04a26a Triadic#1b04a2 Triadic#a21b04 Split complementary#6a04a2 Split complementary#a2043c

Forest green in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 98, 0, 83, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #04a21b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

98 0 83 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

94 4 80 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Forest green in css

Copy #04a21b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #04a21b; }
.text { color: #04a21b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #04a21b; }

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 #04a21b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #04a21b against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Forest green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #04a21b 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn forest green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #04a21b 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 #04a21b is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.