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#323F2E

Graphite · dark cool green

About #323F2E

With the hex code #323F2E, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 25% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Graphite — a ΔE of 12.8 — followed by Dark Green. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #3B2E3F, a graphite shade.

In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.13:1).

Colour codes

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Red50
Green63
Blue46

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 12.8
Dark Green
#013220 · ΔE 14.2
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #323F2E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #323F2E.
11.13:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #323F2E.
1.89:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #323F2E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#323F2E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#403C2D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3E3B2F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#323E3A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #323F2E?

With the hex code #323F2E, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 25% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #323F2E?

Use white text. White on #323F2E has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #323F2E?

Its complementary colour is #3B2E3F, and analogous partners are #3B3F2E and #2E3F33.