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#2D412E

Dark Green · dark cool green

About #2D412E

With the hex code #2D412E, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 18% red, 25% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dark Green — a ΔE of 11.9 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #412D40, a eggplant 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 11.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.01:1).

Colour codes

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Red45
Green65
Blue46

Closest named colours

Dark Green
#013220 · ΔE 11.9
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 15.6
Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 16.3

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

Text on #2D412E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dark green #2D412E.
11.01:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on dark green #2D412E.
1.91:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2D412E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2D412E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#423D2D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3E3B2F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#2B403C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2D412E?

With the hex code #2D412E, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 18% red, 25% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #2D412E?

Use white text. White on #2D412E has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2D412E?

Its complementary colour is #412D40, and analogous partners are #36412D and #2D4138.