Forest green

#519b42

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 serious. 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 #519b42, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#519b42

RGB81, 155, 66

HSL110, 40%, 43%

HSV110, 57%, 61%

CMYK48%, 0%, 57%, 39%

Lab57.64, -40.78, 39.07

XYZ16.1, 25.59, 9.24

Decimal5348162

Web safe#669933

Pantone362 C

Shades of forest green

#4a8e3c #438037 #3c7331 #35662b #2e5826 #274b20 #203e1a #193015 #12230f #0b1509

Tints of forest green

#5bae4a #6ab95a #7bc16d #8dc980 #9ed193 #afd9a6 #c0e1b9 #d1e9cc #e3f2df #f4faf2

Colors that go with forest green

Complementary#8c429b Analogous#7e9b42 Analogous#429b60 Triadic#42519b Triadic#9b4251 Split complementary#60429b Split complementary#9b427e

Forest green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 48, 0, 57, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #519b42 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

48 0 57 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

48 4 56 45

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 #519b42 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #519b42; }
.text { color: #519b42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #519b42; }

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 #519b42 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #519b42 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 #519b42 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 #519b42 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 #519b42 is computed, not guessed. 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.