Forest green

#2c9d33

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 124 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 #2c9d33, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2c9d33

RGB44, 157, 51

HSL124, 56%, 39%

HSV124, 72%, 62%

CMYK72%, 0%, 68%, 38%

Lab56.97, -52.4, 44.88

XYZ13.69, 24.89, 7.21

Decimal2923827

Web safe#339933

Pantone362 C

Shades of forest green

#28902f #25822a #217526 #1d6822 #195a1d #164d19 #124015 #0e3310 #0a250c #071808

Tints of forest green

#32b43a #3bc844 #52ce5a #69d56f #7fdb85 #96e29b #ade8b0 #c4eec6 #daf5dc #f1fbf2

Colors that go with forest green

Complementary#9d2c96 Analogous#5e9d2c Analogous#2c9d6b Triadic#332c9d Triadic#9d332c Split complementary#6b2c9d Split complementary#9d2c5e

Forest green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 72, 0, 68, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2c9d33 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

72 0 68 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

70 4 67 44

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 #2c9d33 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2c9d33; }
.text { color: #2c9d33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c9d33; }

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 #2c9d33 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2c9d33 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 #2c9d33 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 #2c9d33 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 #2c9d33 are worked out. 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.