#2B3E2D
Dark Green · dark cool green
About #2B3E2D
With the hex code #2B3E2D, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 17% red, 24% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 76% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Dark Green — a ΔE of 11.5 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #3E2B3C, a eggplant shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 11.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.48:1).
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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 #2B3E2D?
With the hex code #2B3E2D, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 17% red, 24% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 76% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #2B3E2D?
Use white text. White on #2B3E2D has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2B3E2D?
Its complementary colour is #3E2B3C, and analogous partners are #333E2B and #2B3E36.