#243E2D
Dark Green · dark cool green
About #243E2D
#243E2D is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 14% red, 24% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 76% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Dark Green (ΔE 9.1); Dark Teal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #3E2435 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #243E2D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 11.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.65:1).
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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 #243E2D?
#243E2D is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 14% red, 24% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 76% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #243E2D?
Use white text. White on #243E2D has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #243E2D?
Its complementary colour is #3E2435, and analogous partners are #283E24 and #243E3A.