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#233E2D

Dark Green · dark cool green

About #233E2D

#233E2D is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 14% red, 24% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 76% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Dark Green (ΔE 8.8), with Dark Teal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #3E2334 (eggplant), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 11.68:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.68:1).

Colour codes

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Red35
Green62
Blue45

Closest named colours

Dark Green
#013220 · ΔE 8.8
Dark Teal
#014D4E · ΔE 15.6
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 16.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #233E2D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dark green #233E2D.
11.68:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on dark green #233E2D.
1.80:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #233E2D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#233E2D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#3E3A2C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3A372E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#1E3D39

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #233E2D?

#233E2D is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 14% red, 24% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 76% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #233E2D?

Use white text. White on #233E2D has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #233E2D?

Its complementary colour is #3E2334, and analogous partners are #273E23 and #233E3A.