Forest Green

Deep, dark and cool. The green of heritage brands, libraries and old money.

Forest Green, the usual valueGreen
#2E4A34
31 forest greens in the library

Pick any swatch to see its codes, its contrast and the palette it comes from.

01Put it to work

Can you read text on it?
White text looks like thisVery easy to read
Fine for any text, even small print. Contrast 9.8 to 1
Black text looks like thisHard to read
Avoid for text. Use it for shapes and backgrounds instead. Contrast 2.0 to 1

White text reads better here. The contrast number compares how light the text is with how light the colour behind it is. It runs from 1, where the text disappears, to 21, black on white. The web accessibility standard asks for at least 4.5 for normal text and 3 for big headlines.

Pick a swatch above to see it in its own palette, next to the colours it was chosen to sit with.

02Tints and shades

A ramp from 50 to 950 around #2E4A34, in equal perceptual steps, for backgrounds, borders and hover states. Click a step to copy it.

0329 palettes with forest green

VictorianVictorianGivernyImpressionismVerdigrisSculptureBotanical PrintIllustrationTechnical SportswearTechnical SportswearCeladonPottery / CeramicsMixed MediaMixed MediaGreen FeltSkeuomorphismSurveillanceSurveillanceAberdeenGrungeRewilded CitySolarpunkCottagecoreCottagecoreSchool HallwayLiminal SpaceOrganic ArchitectureOrganic ArchitectureScandinavian ArchitectureScandinavian ArchitectureSustainable ArchitectureSustainable ArchitecturePassive HouseSustainable ArchitectureTropical ModernismTropical ModernismBawa GardenTropical ModernismTropical ScreenTropical ModernismSocialist ModernismSocialist ModernismEnchanted ForestRomantasyGame BoyPixel ArtMoss & CementBrutalism

04The styles that use it

Tropical Modernism3Skeuomorphism2Sustainable Architecture2Pixel Art2Victorian1Impressionism1Sculpture1Illustration1Technical Sportswear1Pottery / Ceramics1Mixed Media1Surveillance1Grunge1Solarpunk1Cottagecore1Liminal Space1Organic Architecture1Scandinavian Architecture1Socialist Modernism1Romantasy1Brutalism1Art Nouveau1Biophilic Design1WPA Poster1Hollywood Regency1Anthropomorphic1

05Questions

What is the hex code for forest green?

Forest Green is most often given as #2E4A34. There is no single official value (CSS's named forestgreen is #228B22); the 31 forest green swatches in the Omoro library run across the range shown on this page.

What colours go with forest green?

In the library's palettes, forest green most often sits beside yellow, brown and blue, with black and grey as the neutrals.

Which design styles use forest green?

Tropical Modernism, Skeuomorphism and Sustainable Architecture use it most. 26 styles use it in all.

Goes withYellow 45%Brown 21%Blue 17%Orange 14%Purple 10%Red 7%

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