Forest green

#259b49

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

This is Forest green, a strong green at 138 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 #259b49, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#259b49

RGB37, 155, 73

HSL138, 61%, 38%

HSV138, 76%, 61%

CMYK76%, 0%, 53%, 39%

Lab56.4, -50.01, 33.78

XYZ13.69, 24.32, 10.28

Decimal2464585

Web safe#339933

Pantone355 C

Shades of forest green

#228e43 #1f813d #1c7437 #196730 #155a2a #124d24 #0f401e #0c3318 #092612 #06190c

Tints of forest green

#2bb354 #31cb60 #47d372 #5fd984 #77df97 #90e4aa #a8eabc #c0f0cf #d8f6e1 #f1fcf4

Colors that go with forest green

Complementary#9b2577 Analogous#3c9b25 Analogous#259b84 Triadic#49259b Triadic#9b4925 Split complementary#84259b Split complementary#9b253c

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 76, 0, 53, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #259b49 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

76 0 53 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

74 4 53 45

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.

Forest green in css

Copy #259b49 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #259b49; }
.text { color: #259b49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #259b49; }

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 #259b49 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #259b49 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 #259b49 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 #259b49 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

Here is how the numbers for #259b49 are worked out. 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.