Forest Green is a medium dark medium bright shade of Green. It belongs to the color family Pastel Green, and it has medium lightness and medium saturation. Forest Green effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Forest Green is #4E9258.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Forest Green has 31%% Red, 57% Green, and 35% Blue.
Forest Green has 129° Hue, 47% Saturation, and 57% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Forest Green has 129° Hue, 30% Saturation, and 44% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Forest Green has 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow, and 43% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#4E9258 |
|
RGB |
(78, 146, 88) |
(31%, 57%, 35%) |
HSV |
(129°, 47, 57) |
(36%, 47%, 57%) |
HSL |
(129°, 30, 44) |
(36%, 30%, 44%) |
CMYK |
(47, 0, 40, 43) |
(47%, 0%, 40%, 43%) |
The natural luminance of Forest Green is 23%, which is low.
Forest Green has a higher contrast with black than white.
Forest Green and black have a 5.6:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Forest Green and white have a 3.8:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
23% |
AA (5.6) |
insufficient (3.8) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Forest Green paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 25% Green, 2% Cyan, 43% Black, 31% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
25%
Blue
0%
Cyan
2%
Magenta
0%
Black
43%
White
31%
To mix Forest Green paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 14% Cyan, 12% Yellow, 43% Black, 31% White, as shown below.
Cyan
14%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
12%
Black
43%
White
31%
Colors similar to Forest Green are: Light Forest Green, Clover Green, Spring Leaves, Dark Sage, and Slate Green. Light Forest Green is more green than Forest Green. Clover Green is more cyan and brighter and lighter than Forest Green. Spring Leaves is more cyan and paler and darker than Forest Green. Dark Sage is more yellow and paler and darker than Forest Green. Slate Green is more cyan and paler than Forest Green.