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#2E413B

Graphite · dark cool green

About #2E413B

#2E413B is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 25% green and 23% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 9.4); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #412E34 — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #2E413B for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.85:1).

Colour codes

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Red46
Green65
Blue59

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 9.4
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 9.8
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #2E413B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #2E413B.
10.85:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #2E413B.
1.94:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2E413B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2E413B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#403F3B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3C3C3B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#29413F

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2E413B?

#2E413B is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 25% green and 23% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #2E413B?

Use white text. White on #2E413B has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2E413B?

Its complementary colour is #412E34, and analogous partners are #2E4132 and #2E3E41.