#3A4E39
Hunter Green · dark cool green
About #3A4E39
#3A4E39 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 23% red, 31% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 12.8), with Dark Green the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4D394E (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 — 9.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.02:1).
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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 #3A4E39?
#3A4E39 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 23% red, 31% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #3A4E39?
Use white text. White on #3A4E39 has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3A4E39?
Its complementary colour is #4D394E, and analogous partners are #454E39 and #394E43.