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Forest Color Palettes

Forest greens are dark, damp and layered — the opposite of a flat brand green. Its main colours include sky blue (#91b3d5), amethyst (#7d76d5), verdigris (#71b0cb), emerald (#4abf78), fern (#349852), built as a monochromatic set around 140° on the colour wheel. Hex and RGB values for each swatch are listed below for quick copy.

Forest color palette hex codes

Main forest colours with named swatches, HEX and RGB. Derived from this tag's hue (140°), saturation (45%) and monochromatic scheme.

Forest color palette hex codes
SwatchNameHEXRGBCopy
Sky Blue swatchSky Blue#91b3d5rgb(145, 179, 213)
Amethyst swatchAmethyst#7d76d5rgb(125, 118, 213)
Verdigris swatchVerdigris#71b0cbrgb(113, 176, 203)
Emerald swatchEmerald#4abf78rgb(74, 191, 120)
Fern swatchFern#349852rgb(52, 152, 82)
Hunter Green swatchHunter Green#25713brgb(37, 113, 59)
Onyx swatchOnyx#154524rgb(21, 69, 36)
Ebony swatchEbony#0a291ergb(10, 41, 30)

Forest color palettes

About forest color palettes

Forest greens are dark, damp and layered — the opposite of a flat brand green. This page collects 48 forest color palettes, each one generated and then filtered so that every scheme is actually usable in a real design rather than just pleasant to look at.

Most forest schemes anchor somewhere around emerald (#3ea35f), a cool-to-neutral hue sitting near 140 degrees on the color wheel at roughly 45% saturation. The palettes below span a lightness range of about 56 points, which is wide enough to give you a background, a mid-tone and a text color from the same set. A single hue explored across lightness and saturation for a refined, minimal look.

When you build with forest, resist the urge to use it everywhere. Pick one swatch as your dominant colour, one as a supporting tone, and reserve the most saturated value for elements you genuinely want people to click. Everything else should be a neutral drawn from the same hue family so the whole interface feels deliberate.

Need something more specific? Generate a custom scheme with the AI color palette generator or extract one from a photo with the color palette from image tool.

Forest color palette FAQ

What colors are in a forest color palette?

A typical forest palette combines sky blue (#91b3d5), amethyst (#7d76d5), verdigris (#71b0cb) and supporting tones. Forest greens are dark, damp and layered — the opposite of a flat brand green.

What are the hex codes for forest?

Forest is a colour family rather than a single value. The main hex codes on this page are #91b3d5, #7d76d5, #71b0cb, #4abf78, #349852, #25713b, #154524, #0a291e, centred near #3ea35f. Copy any value from the table above.

How do I use a forest color palette in my design?

Assign the lightest swatch to backgrounds, the darkest to text, and use the remaining colours for accents and states. Copy the palette as CSS variables or a Tailwind theme from any palette page so the tokens stay consistent across your project.

Are these forest palettes free to use?

Yes. All 48 palettes on this page are free for personal and commercial work, with no attribution and no account required. You can also type "forest" into the AI color palette generator to build a fresh scheme in the same range.