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#34412B

Dark Green · dark cool green

About #34412B

#34412B is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 20% red, 25% green and 17% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 75% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Dark Green (ΔE 14.6), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #382B41 (eggplant), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.84:1).

Colour codes

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Red52
Green65
Blue43

Closest named colours

Dark Green
#013220 · ΔE 14.6
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 15.7
Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 16.8

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

Text on #34412B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dark green #34412B.
10.84:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on dark green #34412B.
1.94:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #34412B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#34412B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#433E2A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#413D2C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#343F3B

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #34412B?

#34412B is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 20% red, 25% green and 17% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 75% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #34412B?

Use white text. White on #34412B has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #34412B?

Its complementary colour is #382B41, and analogous partners are #3F412B and #2B412D.