Forest green

#298e2c

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 122 degrees. 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 #298e2c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#298e2c
RGB41, 142, 44
HSL122, 55%, 36%
HSV122, 71%, 56%
CMYK71%, 0%, 69%, 44%
Lab51.84, -48.43, 42.31
XYZ11.04, 20.0, 5.66
Decimal2723372
Web safe#339933
Pantone363 C
Pantone363 CHex#298e2cRgb41 142 44Cmyk71 0 69 44Lab52 -48 42Darker#0e2f0fDeep#19571bLighter#40be44

Shades of forest green

Tints of forest green

Colors that go with forest green

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 71, 0, 69, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #298e2c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
71 0 69 44
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
69 4 67 50
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 #298e2c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #298e2c; }
.text { color: #298e2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #298e2c; }

How forest green looks on light and dark

Forest green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #298e2c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.20:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
5.00:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #298e2c 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 #298e2c sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #298e2c and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from forest green, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #298e2c is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.