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#2D3E2B

Dark Green · dark cool green

About #2D3E2B

With the hex code #2D3E2B, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 18% red, 24% green and 17% blue, while a printer would mix 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% 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 12.1 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #3C2B3E, 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 — 11.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.44:1).

Colour codes

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Red45
Green62
Blue43

Closest named colours

Dark Green
#013220 · ΔE 12.1
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 14.8
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 16.3

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

Text on #2D3E2B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dark green #2D3E2B.
11.44:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on dark green #2D3E2B.
1.84:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2D3E2B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2D3E2B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#3F3B2A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3C392C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#2C3D39

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2D3E2B?

With the hex code #2D3E2B, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 18% red, 24% green and 17% blue, while a printer would mix 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 76% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #2D3E2B?

Use white text. White on #2D3E2B has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2D3E2B?

Its complementary colour is #3C2B3E, and analogous partners are #373E2B and #2B3E32.