Jungle green

Jungle green is a color that is a rich tone of medium spring green.

Jungle green
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#29AB87
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(41, 171, 135)
HSV (h, s, v)	(163°, 76%, 67%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(63, 52, 159°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Brilliant green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The specific tone of the color jungle green called "jungle green" by Crayola, displayed at right, was formulated by Crayola in 1990.

The first recorded use of jungle green as a color name in English was in 1926.^[1]

Variations of jungle green

Tropical rainforest

Tropical Rainforest
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#00755E
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(0, 117, 94)
HSV (h, s, v)	(168°, 100%, 46%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(44, 38, 163°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the color tropical rainforest.

The color tropical rainforest was formulated by Crayola in 1993.

Amazon

Amazon
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#3B7A57
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(59, 122, 87)
HSV (h, s, v)	(147°, 52%, 48%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(46, 35, 143°)
Source	Xona.com[2]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Dark yellowish green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the color Amazon (named after the specific rainforest).

The first recorded use of Amazon as a color name in English was in 1924.^[3]

Deep jungle green

Jungle Green (ISCC-NBS #165)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#004B49
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(0, 75, 73)
HSV (h, s, v)	(178°, 100%, 29%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(28, 22, 188°)
Source	ISCC-NBS[usurped]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Dark bluish green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the color deep jungle green, that tone of jungle green shown as jungle green on color sample #165 of the ISCC-NBS color list.

Medium jungle green

Jungle Green (ISCC-NBS #147)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#1C352D
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(28, 53, 45)
HSV (h, s, v)	(161°, 47%, 21%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(20, 10, 161°)
Source	ISCC-NBS[4]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Very dark green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the color medium jungle green, that tone of jungle green shown as jungle green in color sample #147 on the ISCC-NBS color list.

Dark jungle green

Jungle Green (ISCC-NBS #152)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#1A2421
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(26, 36, 33)
HSV (h, s, v)	(162°, 28%, 14%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(13, 4, 166°)
Source	ISCC-NBS[4]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Blackish green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the color dark jungle green, that tone of jungle green called jungle green in color sample #152 on the ISCC-NBS color list.

In culture

Military

See also: United States Army Special Forces in popular culture

• In the United States Army, jungle green is the color used for the uniforms and berets of the United States Army Special Forces. (The shade of jungle green used in the uniforms and berets of the U.S. Army Green Berets is closely equivalent to the color shown above as deep jungle green.) In the Commonwealth of Nations jungle green is the color of the combat or working uniform worn in the Far East and in parts of Africa. The uniform was often called "jaygees" in Australia. Green berets are also used by the elite forces of a number of other nations—see the article on green berets. The berets used by these various elite military forces are usually a tone of jungle green or forest green.