#38422D
Graphite · dark cool green
About #38422D
#38422D is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 22% red, 26% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 74% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 14.7); Dark Green comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #372D42 — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #38422D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.58:1).
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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 #38422D?
#38422D is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 22% red, 26% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 74% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #38422D?
Use white text. White on #38422D has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #38422D?
Its complementary colour is #372D42, and analogous partners are #42422D and #2E422D.