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#2D351E

Dark Green · dark cool green

About #2D351E

#2D351E is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 21% green and 12% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 79% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dark Green (ΔE 14.7); Espresso comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #261E35 — a oxford blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #2D351E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 12.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.81:1).

Colour codes

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Red45
Green53
Blue30

Closest named colours

Dark Green
#013220 · ΔE 14.7
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 15.2
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 16.0

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

Text on #2D351E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dark green #2D351E.
12.81:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on dark green #2D351E.
1.64:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2D351E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2D351E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#37321C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#36321F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#2F332F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2D351E?

#2D351E is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 21% green and 12% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 79% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #2D351E?

Use white text. White on #2D351E has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2D351E?

Its complementary colour is #261E35, and analogous partners are #35311E and #21351E.