Forest green

#389521

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 #389521, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#389521

RGB56, 149, 33

HSL108, 64%, 36%

HSV108, 78%, 58%

CMYK62%, 0%, 78%, 42%

Lab54.5, -48.56, 49.43

XYZ12.65, 22.45, 5.1

Decimal3708193

Web safe#339933

Pantone363 C

Shades of forest green

#33891e #2f7c1c #2a7019 #256316 #215713 #1c4b11 #173e0e #13320b #0e2508 #091906

Tints of forest green

#42ae27 #4bc82c #5cd43f #72da58 #87e071 #9de58b #b2eba4 #c8f1be #ddf6d7 #f3fcf0

Colors that go with forest green

Complementary#7e2195 Analogous#729521 Analogous#219544 Triadic#213895 Triadic#952138 Split complementary#442195 Split complementary#952172

Forest green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 62, 0, 78, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #389521 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

62 0 78 42

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

61 4 76 48

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 #389521 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #389521; }
.text { color: #389521; }
.border { border: 2px solid #389521; }

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 #389521 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #389521 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 #389521 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 #389521 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

The figures for #389521 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.