#243A2B
Dark Green · dark cool green
About #243A2B
#243A2B is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 14% red, 23% green and 17% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 77% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Dark Green (ΔE 9.8); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #3A2433 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #243A2B for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 12.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.24:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #243A2B?
#243A2B is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 14% red, 23% green and 17% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 77% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #243A2B?
Use white text. White on #243A2B has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #243A2B?
Its complementary colour is #3A2433, and analogous partners are #283A24 and #243A36.