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#313A2D

Graphite · dark cool green

About #313A2D

#313A2D is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 19% red, 23% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 77% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 9.6); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #362D3A — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #313A2D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 11.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.84:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red49
Green58
Blue45

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 9.6
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 11.2
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #313A2D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #313A2D.
11.84:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #313A2D.
1.77:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #313A2D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#313A2D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#3B382C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3A372E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#313936

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #313A2D?

#313A2D is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 19% red, 23% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 77% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #313A2D?

Use white text. White on #313A2D has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #313A2D?

Its complementary colour is #362D3A, and analogous partners are #383A2D and #2D3A30.