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#2B372E

Graphite · dark cool green

About #2B372E

With the hex code #2B372E, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 17% red, 22% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 78% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Graphite — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Jet. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #372B34, a jet shade.

In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 12.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.44:1).

Colour codes

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Red43
Green55
Blue46

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 8.5
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 9.3
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #2B372E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #2B372E.
12.44:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #2B372E.
1.69:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2B372E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2B372E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#37352E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#35342E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#293734

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2B372E?

With the hex code #2B372E, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 17% red, 22% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 78% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #2B372E?

Use white text. White on #2B372E has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2B372E?

Its complementary colour is #372B34, and analogous partners are #2E372B and #2B3734.