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#2F482F

Hunter Green · dark cool green

About #2F482F

#2F482F 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 11.5), with Dark Green the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #482F48 (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 — 10.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.05:1).

Colour codes

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Red47
Green72
Blue47

Closest named colours

Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 11.5
Dark Green
#013220 · ΔE 12.9
Dark Teal
#014D4E · ΔE 19.0

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

Text on #2F482F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #2F482F.
10.05:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #2F482F.
2.09:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2F482F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2F482F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#49442D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#454130
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#2C4741

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2F482F?

#2F482F 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 #2F482F?

Use white text. White on #2F482F has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2F482F?

Its complementary colour is #482F48, and analogous partners are #3B482F and #2F483B.