Forest green

#4da047

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

This is Forest green, a soft green at 116 degrees. A mid green this grounded suits sustainability and outdoor brands. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Forest green color values

Every conversion for #4da047, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4da047

RGB77, 160, 71

HSL116, 39%, 45%

HSV116, 56%, 63%

CMYK52%, 0%, 56%, 37%

Lab59.14, -43.43, 38.35

XYZ16.77, 27.17, 10.32

Decimal5087303

Web safe#669933

Pantone362 C

Shades of forest green

#469241 #40843b #397635 #32682e #2c5b28 #254d22 #1e3f1c #183116 #112310 #0a1509

Tints of forest green

#56b150 #68b962 #79c174 #8bc986 #9cd198 #add9aa #bfe1bc #d0e9ce #e2f1e1 #f3faf3

Colors that go with forest green

Complementary#9a47a0 Analogous#79a047 Analogous#47a06e Triadic#474da0 Triadic#a0474d Split complementary#6d47a0 Split complementary#a04779

Forest green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 52, 0, 56, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4da047 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

52 0 56 37

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

52 4 56 43

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 #4da047 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4da047; }
.text { color: #4da047; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4da047; }

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 #4da047 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4da047 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 #4da047 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 #4da047 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 #4da047 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.