Forest green

#4b8a21

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 96 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 #4b8a21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4b8a21

RGB75, 138, 33

HSL96, 61%, 34%

HSV96, 76%, 54%

CMYK46%, 0%, 76%, 46%

Lab51.59, -38.68, 46.82

XYZ12.26, 19.78, 4.61

Decimal4950561

Web safe#339933

Pantone370 C

Shades of forest green

#457f1e #3f731c #396819 #325d16 #2c5113 #264611 #203b0e #1a2f0b #142409 #0d1906

Tints of forest green

#59a427 #67be2d #77d03b #89d655 #9bdd6f #ade389 #bfe9a3 #d1efbd #e3f5d7 #f5fcf1

Colors that go with forest green

Complementary#60218a Analogous#808a21 Analogous#218a2b Triadic#214b8a Triadic#8a214b Split complementary#2b218a Split complementary#8a2180

Forest green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 46, 0, 76, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4b8a21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

46 0 76 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

46 4 74 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 #4b8a21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4b8a21; }
.text { color: #4b8a21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b8a21; }

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 #4b8a21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4b8a21 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 #4b8a21 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 #4b8a21 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 #4b8a21 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.