Forest green

#538b3f

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 rich. 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 #538b3f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#538b3f

RGB83, 139, 63

HSL104, 38%, 40%

HSV104, 55%, 55%

CMYK40%, 0%, 55%, 45%

Lab52.58, -33.46, 34.58

XYZ13.7, 20.66, 7.97

Decimal5475135

Web safe#669933

Pantone576 C

Shades of forest green

#4c7f3a #457334 #3e682f #375c2a #305024 #29441f #22381a #1b2d14 #14210f #0d150a

Tints of forest green

#5f9f48 #6cb153 #7dba67 #8ec37b #9fcc8f #b0d5a3 #c1deb7 #d2e7cb #e3f0df #f4f9f3

Colors that go with forest green

Complementary#773f8b Analogous#798b3f Analogous#3f8b51 Triadic#3f538b Triadic#8b3f53 Split complementary#513f8b Split complementary#8b3f79

Forest green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 40, 0, 55, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #538b3f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

40 0 55 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

41 4 55 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Forest green in css

Copy #538b3f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #538b3f; }
.text { color: #538b3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #538b3f; }

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 #538b3f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #538b3f 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 #538b3f 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 #538b3f 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 #538b3f are worked out. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.