Forest green

#2c8a1d

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

Forest green is a deep green that feels weighty. 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 #2c8a1d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2c8a1d

RGB44, 138, 29

HSL112, 65%, 33%

HSV112, 79%, 54%

CMYK68%, 0%, 79%, 46%

Lab50.45, -47.68, 46.75

XYZ10.35, 18.8, 4.25

Decimal2918941

Web safe#339933

Pantone363 C

Shades of forest green

#287f1b #257318 #216816 #1e5d14 #1a5211 #16460f #133b0c #0f300a #0c2508 #081905

Tints of forest green

#35a523 #3dc028 #4ad434 #62da4f #7ae06a #92e585 #aaeba0 #c2f1bb #daf6d5 #f2fcf0

Colors that go with forest green

Complementary#7b1d8a Analogous#638a1d Analogous#1d8a45 Triadic#1d2c8a Triadic#8a1d2c Split complementary#441d8a Split complementary#8a1d63

Forest green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 68, 0, 79, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2c8a1d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

68 0 79 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 4 77 52

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 #2c8a1d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2c8a1d; }
.text { color: #2c8a1d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c8a1d; }

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 #2c8a1d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2c8a1d 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 #2c8a1d 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 #2c8a1d 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 #2c8a1d 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.