#2E422D
Dark Green · dark cool green
About #2E422D
#2E422D is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 26% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 74% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Dark Green (ΔE 12.1), with Hunter Green the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #412D42 (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 — 10.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.86:1).
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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 #2E422D?
#2E422D is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 26% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 74% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #2E422D?
Use white text. White on #2E422D has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2E422D?
Its complementary colour is #412D42, and analogous partners are #38422D and #2D4237.