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#34412E

Graphite · dark cool green

About #34412E

#34412E is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 20% red, 25% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 14.0), with Dark Green the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #3B2E41 (eggplant), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.82:1).

Colour codes

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RGB
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HSV / HSB
CMYK
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Decimal
CSS
Red52
Green65
Blue46

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 14.0
Dark Green
#013220 · ΔE 14.6
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 16.1

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

Text on #34412E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #34412E.
10.82:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #34412E.
1.94:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#34412E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#423E2D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#403D2F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#34403C

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Complementary

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Triadic

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Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #34412E?

#34412E is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 20% red, 25% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

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

Use white text. White on #34412E has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #34412E?

Its complementary colour is #3B2E41, and analogous partners are #3D412E and #2E4132.