#37533E
Hunter Green · dark cool green
About #37533E
#37533E is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 22% red, 33% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 67% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 10.5); Dark Green comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #53374C — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #37533E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.50:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #37533E?
#37533E is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 22% red, 33% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 67% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #37533E?
Use white text. White on #37533E has a contrast ratio of 8.50:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #37533E?
Its complementary colour is #53374C, and analogous partners are #3E5337 and #37534C.