Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777)

The hex code for Forest Green (Crayola) is #5FA777. It is rgb(95, 167, 119) in RGB, hsl(140, 29%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 29%, 35%) in CMYK — a mid-tone green. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#5FA777

RGBrgb(95, 167, 119)

HSLhsl(140, 29%, 51%)

HSVhsv(140, 43%, 65%)

CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 29%, 35%)

OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.102 153.6)

LABlab(62.82% -31.85 17.57)

LCHlch(62.82% 36.37 151.12)

Colors Closest to Forest Green (Crayola)

Forest Green (Crayola) is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 0.54 Middle Green#4D8C57ΔE 10.82 Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.63 Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 12.29 Sea Foam Green#2E8B57ΔE 12.98 Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 13.4

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#5FA777 Channel Values

How Forest Green (Crayola) breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 95 · G 167 · B 119	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 140° · S 29% · L 51%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 140° · S 43% · V 65%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 43% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 35%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.88:1 vs white · 7.28:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Forest Green (Crayola) background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text2.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Forest Green (Crayola)

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Forest Green (Crayola); analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Forest Green (Crayola)

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How Forest Green (Crayola) Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5FA777

Protanopia#9E9E77

Protanomaly#89A177

Deuteranopia#949479

Deuteranomaly#829C78

Tritanopia#69A2A2

Tritanomaly#65A493

Achromatopsia#989898

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Using #5FA777 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--forest-green-crayola: #5FA777;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5FA777;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'forest-green-crayola': '#5FA777' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.373, green: 0.655, blue: 0.467)

Android XML<color name="forest_green_crayola">#5FA777</color>

SVG fillfill="#5FA777"

More Green Colors

Forest Green (Crayola) sits in the greenfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

5fa778 5f7e20 5fd85f 5ee9b5 61ff61 5ebd00 62f962 5ea500 64e986 5e8c31 65e765 5da493 77dd77 96c8a2 a6fca6 bee9d1 d6ebad fdfff5 007f66 00db6e 0d542b 20483f 33cc99 47ff47

#5FA777 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Forest Green (Crayola)?

The hex code for Forest Green (Crayola) is #5FA777. That is rgb(95, 167, 119) in RGB, hsl(140, 29%, 51%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 29%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #5FA777?

#5FA777 is rgb(95, 167, 119) — red 95, green 167, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5FA777?

#5FA777 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 29%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5FA777 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5FA777 scores 2.88:1 against white and 7.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5FA777 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5FA777 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 12.98, which is visibly different.

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