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#334232

Graphite · dark cool green

About #334232

#334232 is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 20% red, 26% green and 20% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 74% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 12.8); Dark Green comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #413242 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #334232 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.68:1).

Colour codes

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Red51
Green66
Blue50

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 12.8
Dark Green
#013220 · ΔE 14.3
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #334232

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #334232.
10.68:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #334232.
1.97:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #334232 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#334232
Protanopia (no red cones)
#433F31
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#403E33
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#32413E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #334232?

#334232 is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 20% red, 26% green and 20% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 74% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #334232?

Use white text. White on #334232 has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #334232?

Its complementary colour is #413242, and analogous partners are #3B4232 and #324239.