#394331
Graphite · dark cool green
About #394331
#394331 is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 22% red, 26% green and 19% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 74% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 13.0); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #3B3143 — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #394331 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.39:1).
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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 #394331?
#394331 is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 22% red, 26% green and 19% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 74% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #394331?
Use white text. White on #394331 has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #394331?
Its complementary colour is #3B3143, and analogous partners are #424331 and #314332.