Forest green

#438b07

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 rich. 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 #438b07, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#438b07

RGB67, 139, 7

HSL93, 90%, 29%

HSV93, 95%, 55%

CMYK52%, 0%, 95%, 45%

Lab51.47, -42.89, 53.42

XYZ11.59, 19.67, 3.39

Decimal4426503

Web safe#339900

Pantone370 C

Shades of forest green

#3e8006 #387506 #336a05 #2e5f05 #295404 #234904 #1e3e03 #193303 #132802 #0e1d01

Tints of forest green

#53ac09 #63cd0a #73ee0c #85f428 #98f649 #aaf86a #bdf98b #d0fbac #e3fccd #f5feee

Colors that go with forest green

Complementary#4f078b Analogous#858b07 Analogous#078b0d Triadic#07438b Triadic#8b0743 Split complementary#0d078b Split complementary#8b0785

Forest green in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 52, 0, 95, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #438b07 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

52 0 95 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

52 4 91 51

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Forest green in css

Copy #438b07 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #438b07; }
.text { color: #438b07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #438b07; }

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 #438b07 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #438b07 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 #438b07 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 #438b07 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 #438b07 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.