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Forest Green #2D5A27
A deep natural green, like dense forest canopy.
Use cases: Outdoor brands · Dark natural UI
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #2D5A27 | |
| RGB | rgb(45, 90, 39) | |
| HSL | hsl(113, 40%, 25%) | |
| HSV | hsv(113, 57%, 35%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 0%, 56.7%, 64.7%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(5.1043, 8.0164, 3.1974) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.0, -26.9, 24.5) | |
| Luminance | 0.080 (WCAG relative) |
/* Forest Green */
color: #2d5a27;
background-color: #2d5a27;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#295123 #24481f #203f1b #1b3617 #172d14 #122410 #0e1b0c #091208 #050904 #000000
Tints (toward white)
#426b3d #577b52 #6c8c68 #819c7d #96ad93 #abbda9 #c0cebe #d5ded4 #eaefe9 #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#355e30 #3e6239 #466542 #4e694b #576d54 #5f715c #677565 #6f786e #787c77 #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
Edit in generator →#2D5A27
#54275A
#2d5a27 #54275a
Analogous
Edit in generator →#465A27
#2D5A27
#275A3A
#465a27 #2d5a27 #275a3a
Triadic
Edit in generator →#2D5A27
#272D5A
#5A272D
#2d5a27 #272d5a #5a272d
Tetradic
Edit in generator →#2D5A27
#27465A
#54275A
#5A3A27
#2d5a27 #27465a #54275a #5a3a27
Split Complementary
Edit in generator →#2D5A27
#3A275A
#5A2746
#2d5a27 #3a275a #5a2746
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#0B1509
#182F14
#2D5A27
#42853A
#58AF4C
#0b1509 #182f14 #2d5a27 #42853a #58af4c
Accessibility & contrast
8.07
#2D5A27 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓
2.60
#2D5A27 on #000000
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
Best text on forest green
8.07
#FFFFFF text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter Green #355E3B | 4.74 | |
| Green #008000 | 14.91 | |
| Sea Green #2E8B57 | 17.33 | |
| Avocado #568203 | 17.45 | |
| Onyx #353839 | 23.50 | |
| Olive #808000 | 23.61 |
Related colors
Palettes with forest green
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.