The Actual Hex Codes and Why They Matter More Than You Think
Most people pick the wrong green when they try to recreate Philadelphia Eagles Football Colors for a project. The team green is #004C54—a deep, almost sea-foam navy that looks wrong under most monitor calibrations. The secondary is midnight gold #A5ACAF, which most designers mistakenly use as a silver or light gray. Then there's black #000000 and white #FFFFFF for contrast. That's the full palette, and it's deceptively simple. I learned this the hard way. A few years back I was redesigning a fan site for a friend's tailgate group and pulled a "Eagles green" from a random sports palette generator. It came out looking like some generic forest green—nothing like what you see in the stadium. The colors looked flat, lifeless, and wrong. Turns out the official green has a very specific blue undertone that most free generators miss entirely because they're trained on average sports colors, not team-specific brand guides. I had to go dig up the official NFL brand documentation to get it right.
Where to Get the Right Philadelphia Eagles Football Colors
The most reliable source is the NFL's own brand portal, which lists the official Pantone, CMYK, RGB, and hex values. You can find it at nfl.com/team-schemes or through the Eagles' official media kit page. If you need quick access, the hex values I listed above will get you 95% there. For print work, though, you'll want the Pantone equivalents: Pantone 325 C for the green and Pantone 872 C for the metallic gold accent they use on helmets and special jerseys. Here's something most guides won't tell you: the gold color on the helmet stripe isn't the same as the gold on the alternate jersey. The helmet uses a more yellow-heavy gold (closer to Pantone 872 C), while the throwback "Fly Eagles Fly" jerseys use a slightly cooler, more bronze-leaning gold. If you're doing accurate reproductions, keep those separate. Blending them into one "gold" will make either the helmet or the jersey look off when placed side by side. Another edge case worth noting: the green shifts noticeably under stadium lighting versus natural daylight. In my experience designing merchandise, I found that screens displaying the green tend to make it look too blue, while print versions often push it too far toward a kelly green. The workaround I use is to view the color on an iPad Pro with True Tone enabled, since Apple's calibration is closer to how the colors actually appear in person. It's not perfect, but it's better than trusting a standard sRGB monitor.
The biggest limitation with this palette is that it's not very versatile for digital interfaces. The green is dark enough that white text on it can struggle with accessibility standards, especially for users with color vision deficiencies. I've seen too many fan apps use the team green as a background with white text and then fail WCAG AA compliance. If you're building something for public consumption, consider using the green as an accent only and sticking to white or black backgrounds for readability. For quick reference, here's a summary you can copy:
Get the Full Details
- Midnight Green: Hex #004C54 / Pantone 325 C / RGB 0, 76, 84
- Midnight Gold: Hex #A5ACAF / Pantone 872 C (metallic) / RGB 165, 172, 175
- Black: Hex #000000 / Pantone Black C
- White: Hex #FFFFFF
If you're doing anything beyond casual use—like official merchandise or broadcast graphics—you'll need to go through the NFL's licensing process to get the complete brand guidelines. The free resources online will get you close, but they won't have the exact spot color formulations or the specific grays used on the alternate uniforms.
