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#2E442E

Dark Green · dark cool green

About #2E442E

#2E442E is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 27% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 73% 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 #442E44 (eggplant), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.59:1).

Colour codes

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Red46
Green68
Blue46

Closest named colours

Dark Green
#013220 · ΔE 12.1
Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 14.1
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 17.7

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

Text on #2E442E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dark green #2E442E.
10.59:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on dark green #2E442E.
1.98:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2E442E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2E442E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#45402D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#413E2F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#2C433E

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2E442E?

#2E442E is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 27% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 73% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #2E442E?

Use white text. White on #2E442E has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2E442E?

Its complementary colour is #442E44, and analogous partners are #39442E and #2E4439.