Forest green

#548448

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 #548448, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#548448

RGB84, 132, 72

HSL108, 29%, 40%

HSV108, 45%, 52%

CMYK36%, 0%, 45%, 48%

Lab50.52, -28.59, 27.3

XYZ13.08, 18.86, 9.08

Decimal5538888

Web safe#669933

Pantone576 C

Shades of forest green

#4d7942 #466e3c #3f6236 #375730 #304c29 #294123 #22351d #1b2a17 #141f11 #0d140b

Tints of forest green

#609752 #6da75e #7eb271 #8fbc84 #a0c696 #b1d0a9 #c2dabc #d3e4ce #e4efe1 #f4f9f3

Colors that go with forest green

Complementary#784884 Analogous#728448 Analogous#48845a Triadic#485484 Triadic#844854 Split complementary#5a4884 Split complementary#844872

Forest green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 36, 0, 45, 48.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #548448 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

36 0 45 48

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

37 4 45 54

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 #548448 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #548448; }
.text { color: #548448; }
.border { border: 2px solid #548448; }

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 #548448 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #548448 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 #548448 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 #548448 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

The figures for #548448 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.