Forest green

#388e13

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

Forest green sits in the green range, deep and strong. 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 #388e13, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#388e13

RGB56, 142, 19

HSL102, 76%, 32%

HSV102, 87%, 56%

CMYK61%, 0%, 87%, 44%

Lab52.1, -46.8, 51.38

XYZ11.42, 20.23, 3.92

Decimal3706387

Web safe#339900

Pantone363 C

Shades of forest green

#338211 #2f7710 #2a6b0e #26600d #21540b #1d490a #183d08 #143207 #0f2605 #0b1b04

Tints of forest green

#44ab17 #4fc81b #5ce223 #72e540 #87e95d #9ded7a #b3f198 #c8f5b5 #def9d2 #f3fdef

Colors that go with forest green

Complementary#69138e Analogous#768e13 Analogous#138e2b Triadic#13388e Triadic#8e1338 Split complementary#2c138e Split complementary#8e1375

Forest green in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 61, 0, 87, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #388e13 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

61 0 87 44

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

60 4 84 50

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #388e13 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #388e13; }
.text { color: #388e13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #388e13; }

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 #388e13 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #388e13 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 #388e13 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 #388e13 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 #388e13 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.