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#313C2E

Graphite · dark cool green

About #313C2E

#313C2E is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 19% red, 24% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 76% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 10.6); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #392E3C — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #313C2E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.56:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red49
Green60
Blue46

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 10.6
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 12.4
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #313C2E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #313C2E.
11.56:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #313C2E.
1.82:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #313C2E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#313C2E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#3D3A2D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3B392F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#313B38

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #313C2E?

#313C2E is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 19% red, 24% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 76% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #313C2E?

Use white text. White on #313C2E has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #313C2E?

Its complementary colour is #392E3C, and analogous partners are #383C2E and #2E3C32.