#2E412B
Dark Green · dark cool green
About #2E412B
#2E412B is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 25% green and 17% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 75% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Dark Green (ΔE 12.2), with Hunter Green the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #3E2B41 (eggplant), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 11.01:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.01:1).
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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 #2E412B?
#2E412B is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 25% green and 17% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 75% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #2E412B?
Use white text. White on #2E412B has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2E412B?
Its complementary colour is #3E2B41, and analogous partners are #39412B and #2B4133.