Forest green

#528d36

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 101 degrees. 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 #528d36, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#528d36
RGB82, 141, 54
HSL101, 45%, 38%
HSV101, 62%, 55%
CMYK42%, 0%, 62%, 45%
Lab53.07, -35.74, 39.56
XYZ13.67, 21.11, 6.84
Decimal5410102
Web safe#669933
Pantone576 C
Pantone576 CHex#528d36Rgb82 141 54Cmyk42 0 62 45Lab53 -36 40Darker#1a2c11Deep#345922Lighter#74b654

Shades of forest green

Tints of forest green

Colors that go with forest green

Forest green in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 42, 0, 62, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #528d36 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
42 0 62 45
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
43 4 61 51
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 #528d36 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #528d36; }
.text { color: #528d36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #528d36; }

How forest green looks on light and dark

Forest green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #528d36 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.02:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
5.22:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #528d36 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 #528d36 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #528d36 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from forest green, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #528d36 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.