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#243E2C

Dark Green · dark cool green

About #243E2C

#243E2C is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 14% red, 24% green and 17% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 76% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Dark Green (ΔE 9.0), with Dark Teal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #3E2436 (eggplant), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.66:1).

Colour codes

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Red36
Green62
Blue44

Closest named colours

Dark Green
#013220 · ΔE 9.0
Dark Teal
#014D4E · ΔE 16.3
Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 16.7

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

Text on #243E2C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dark green #243E2C.
11.66:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on dark green #243E2C.
1.80:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #243E2C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#243E2C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#3E3A2B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3A372D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#1F3D39

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #243E2C?

#243E2C is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 14% red, 24% green and 17% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 76% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #243E2C?

Use white text. White on #243E2C has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #243E2C?

Its complementary colour is #3E2436, and analogous partners are #293E24 and #243E39.