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#374F2F

Hunter Green · dark cool green

About #374F2F

#374F2F is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 22% red, 31% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 8.4), with Dark Green the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #472F4F (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 — 9.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.04:1).

Colour codes

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Red55
Green79
Blue47

Closest named colours

Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 8.4
Dark Green
#013220 · ΔE 16.9
Fern
#4F7942 · ΔE 20.8

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

Text on #374F2F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #374F2F.
9.04:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #374F2F.
2.32:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #374F2F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#374F2F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#514A2D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#4D4831
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#364D47

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #374F2F?

#374F2F is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 22% red, 31% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #374F2F?

Use white text. White on #374F2F has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #374F2F?

Its complementary colour is #472F4F, and analogous partners are #474F2F and #2F4F37.