Dark green

#205f21

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

This is Dark green, a soft green at 121 degrees. Deep greens like this read established and premium. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Dark green color values

Every conversion for #205f21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#205f21

RGB32, 95, 33

HSL121, 50%, 25%

HSV121, 66%, 37%

CMYK66%, 0%, 65%, 63%

Lab35.21, -33.84, 28.99

XYZ4.96, 8.6, 2.84

Decimal2121505

Web safe#336633

Pantone357 C

Shades of dark green

#1e581e #1b511c #194919 #164217 #143b14 #113412 #0f2d0f #0d250d #0a1e0a #081708

Tints of dark green

#297a2a #329634 #3cb13d #4ec350 #69cc6b #84d686 #a0dfa1 #bbe8bc #d6f1d7 #f2fbf2

Colors that go with dark green

Complementary#5f205e Analogous#3e5f20 Analogous#205f41 Triadic#21205f Triadic#5f2120 Split complementary#41205f Split complementary#5f203e

Dark green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 66, 0, 65, 63.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #205f21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

66 0 65 63

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

65 4 64 69

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

Dark green in css

Copy #205f21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #205f21; }
.text { color: #205f21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #205f21; }

How dark green looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #205f21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #205f21 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #205f21 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark 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 dark green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #205f21 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 dark green, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #205f21 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.