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#2D3A2E

Graphite · dark cool green

About #2D3A2E

#2D3A2E is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 23% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 77% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 10.1); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #3A2D39 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #2D3A2E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.96:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red45
Green58
Blue46

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 10.1
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 11.4
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #2D3A2E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #2D3A2E.
11.96:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #2D3A2E.
1.76:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2D3A2E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2D3A2E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#3A382D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#38362F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#2C3937

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2D3A2E?

#2D3A2E is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 23% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 77% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #2D3A2E?

Use white text. White on #2D3A2E has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2D3A2E?

Its complementary colour is #3A2D39, and analogous partners are #333A2D and #2D3A34.