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#343F2E

Graphite · dark cool green

About #343F2E

#343F2E is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 20% red, 25% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 12.4); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #392E3F — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #343F2E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.07:1).

Colour codes

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Red52
Green63
Blue46

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 12.4
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 14.5
Dark Green
#013220 · ΔE 15.0

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

Text on #343F2E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #343F2E.
11.07:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #343F2E.
1.90:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #343F2E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#343F2E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#403C2D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3F3B2F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#343E3A

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #343F2E?

#343F2E is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 20% red, 25% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #343F2E?

Use white text. White on #343F2E has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #343F2E?

Its complementary colour is #392E3F, and analogous partners are #3D3F2E and #2E3F31.