Shades of Green & Names with HEX, RGB Color Codes

This page lists 50 of the most well known and popular tints and dark shades of green, including their names, HEX and RGB color codes. Whatever your art project is, graphic/motion design or interior design, you should be able to find the green shade that you are looking for.

Green has a greater variety of shades than any other color, ranging from very dark shades to pale tints, and a very bright neon green.

The most popular shades of green are Jade, Emerald, Lime, and dark shades which are associated with the outdoors and nature, like forest green. Some of my personal favorites include Neon and Chartreuse.

This is the purist green using the RGB color system. It comprises 0 Red, 255 Green and 0 Blue.

50 Shades of Green – Names & Color Codes

Office green is a strong medium green shade, it resembles a color found in a lush forest environment.

Chartreuse green is a very bright color, with a slight yellowish undertone.

Neon is an extremely strong and bright green color, it has a fluorescent appearance. It’s the color of green neon signs. 

Emerald is an attractive light tint, it represents the general color of the gemstone. Emerald green has been known by a few other names, including Imperial and Paris green. It’s a very popular shade, including with artists, current and past. In 2013, it also won the Pantone color of the year award.

Mint is a light pale tint, resembling the common color of the mint plant.

Jungle is based off the 1990 color that was created by Crayola. Jungle is a light exotic variation, and it has a strong influence of blue. However, the Jungle name being used to describe a color dates back to the 1920s. There are also a few other darker shades of Jungle green.

Russian green is believed to represent a common green color that was used in the Imperial Russian Army uniforms. Records show that the name was assigned to the color somewhere in the 1830s. It’s a medium pale tint variation.

Army green is one of the darker, more serious shades of green, and a common shade used in the military.

Representing the color of green olives, a dark yet slightly pale variation.

Named after the Jade stone, is a light green color with some influence from blue. 

Pine is a medium green with a strong blue tinge. It resembles one of the green shades of a pine tree.

Representing the color of the moss plant. Moss grows in damp conditions with high moisture, and unlike most plants, it doesn’t have any roots, stems or leaves. Its color is a light pale green.

This medium to pale tint represents the common color of the Crocodile.

Basil green resembles the common dark green shade of the leaf.

Hunter green is a dark medium shade, with a slight blue tinge. During the late 19^th century and early 20^th century, hunter green was the color that was commonly worn by hunters.

Tea green is a very light tint of green, it could be described as a very pale variation. It has a very refreshing appearance.

Kelly green is a relativity strong and bright variation. It has associations with Ireland and St Patrick’s Day. Kelly is a well known Irish name.

Uniform green is a dark green grayish shade, often used for uniforms.

Sacramento is one of the darker and earthy looking shades of green. It’s a color in the Sacramento Seal of the California State University.

This green is a earthy and natural looking shade, resembling the color of the fern.

Forest is a strong dark green shade, representing the color of lush forest greenery.

Sea green is a light green with a fairly strong inclusion of blue.

Persian green is the color that you will often find in Persia, or Iran as it’s known. It represents the color of the mineral Malachite, and it’s often used in places of worship, and for pottery, and famous Persian carpets.

Sage green is a light and pale tint which moves towards the color white. It represents the medium or common color of dried-out sage leaves.

Lime is a strong light tint, which is moving towards yellow on the color wheel.

Paris green was a popular pigment commonly used by artists, including Van Gogh. It comes from emerald crystalline powder, which is also highly toxic. It has been used as an insecticide and rodent poison in the past.

Seafoam green is a light tint, it’s a very fresh and unique looking variation.

This dark and slightly pale green resembles the color of the pickle.

Seaweed is a very dark serious variation or shade of green.

Pear is a bright youthful green, it’s unique and one of the more attractive shades of green.

Avocado is a nice looking green yellow color.

Asparagus is a light and fresh tint of green. It’s a popular paint used for interior designing.

Amazon is a medium green tint with a fairly strong inclusion of blue.

Android is a bright vibrant green. It represents the color of the Google android robot.

Heineken is a strong shade of green that represents the branding and logo color of the Netherlands Heineken beer company.

This is the green shade of Celtic FC, which is a football/soccer team based in Glasgow Scotland.

This is the green shade of the Michigan State University Spartans athletics teams.

UNT green is the color shade of the North Texas Mean American football team.

This is the medium shade of green that can be found in the recycling graphic.

Green-yellow is a tertiary color on the RYB color wheel.

This is the shade of green that is on the Starbucks coffee branding and logo.