#2E472E
Hunter Green · dark cool green
About #2E472E
#2E472E is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 28% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 72% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 11.8), with Dark Green the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #472E47 (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 10.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.21:1).
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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 #2E472E?
#2E472E is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 28% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 72% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #2E472E?
Use white text. White on #2E472E has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2E472E?
Its complementary colour is #472E47, and analogous partners are #3B472E and #2E473B.