Forest Green vs Hunter Green
Can you tell them apart?
#228B22
#355E3B
Perceptual difference (ΔE): 42.3 — clearly different.
Forest green and hunter green are both deep, natural greens inspired by the outdoors, and they're among the most commonly confused named greens in clothing and interior design. Forest green is a vivid dark green — bright enough to read as clearly green without tipping too dark — named after the dense deciduous canopy of a summer woodland. Hunter green is darker and more subdued, with less brightness and a greyish-brown undertone, named after the traditional colour of hunting jackets designed to blend into undergrowth. Hunter green is the disciplined, earthy presence; forest green is the brighter, more vigorous alternative.
How to tell them apart
Hunter green is darker and more subdued, with an earthy undertone; forest green is brighter and more vigorously green. If it looks like camouflage, a wax hunting jacket, or dense undergrowth, it's hunter green; if it looks like sunlit pine needles or a vivid dark park, it's forest green.
Color values
| HEX | #228B22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 34, 139, 34 |
| HSL | 120°, 61%, 34% |
| CMYK | 76, 0, 76, 45 |
| HEX | #355E3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | 53, 94, 59 |
| HSL | 129°, 28%, 29% |
| CMYK | 44, 0, 37, 63 |
FAQ
- Is hunter green darker than forest green?
- Yes. Hunter green is darker and more muted with a grey-earthy quality; forest green is a brighter, more vivid dark green.
- Are forest green and hunter green the same?
- No — hunter green is noticeably darker and earthier, while forest green has more brightness and saturation.