#28362B
Graphite · dark cool green
About #28362B
#28362B is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 21% green and 17% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 79% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 10.2); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #362833 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #28362B for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 12.71:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.71:1).
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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 #28362B?
#28362B is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 21% green and 17% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 79% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #28362B?
Use white text. White on #28362B has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #28362B?
Its complementary colour is #362833, and analogous partners are #2C3628 and #283632.