#2E402A
Dark Green · dark cool green
About #2E402A
#2E402A is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 25% green and 16% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Dark Green (ΔE 12.3); Hunter Green comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #3C2A40 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #2E402A for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.15:1).
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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 #2E402A?
#2E402A is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 25% green and 16% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #2E402A?
Use white text. White on #2E402A has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2E402A?
Its complementary colour is #3C2A40, and analogous partners are #39402A and #2A4031.