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#334239

Graphite · dark cool green

About #334239

With the hex code #334239, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 26% green and 22% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 74% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Graphite — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Gunmetal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #42333C, a graphite shade.

In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.61:1).

Colour codes

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Red51
Green66
Blue57

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 9.4
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 11.1
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #334239

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #334239.
10.61:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #334239.
1.98:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #334239 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#334239
Protanopia (no red cones)
#424039
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3F3E39
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#30423F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #334239?

With the hex code #334239, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 26% green and 22% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 74% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #334239?

Use white text. White on #334239 has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #334239?

Its complementary colour is #42333C, and analogous partners are #354233 and #334241.