Forest green

#529236

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 102 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 #529236, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#529236
RGB82, 146, 54
HSL102, 46%, 39%
HSV102, 63%, 57%
CMYK44%, 0%, 63%, 43%
Lab54.68, -37.94, 41.37
XYZ14.42, 22.62, 7.1
Decimal5411382
Web safe#669933
Pantone576 C
Pantone576 CHex#529236Rgb82 146 54Cmyk44 0 63 43Lab55 -38 41Darker#192d11Deep#355e23Lighter#74b956

Shades of forest green

Tints of forest green

Colors that go with forest green

Forest green in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 44, 0, 63, 43.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #529236 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
44 0 63 43
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
44 4 62 49
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 #529236 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #529236; }
.text { color: #529236; }
.border { border: 2px solid #529236; }

How forest green looks on light and dark

Forest green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #529236 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.80:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.52:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #529236 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 #529236 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 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 #529236 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 #529236 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.