#3A4E42
Graphite · dark cool green
About #3A4E42
#3A4E42 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 23% red, 31% green and 26% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 13.9), with Dark Teal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4E3A46 (eggplant), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.94:1).
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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 #3A4E42?
#3A4E42 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 23% red, 31% green and 26% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #3A4E42?
Use white text. White on #3A4E42 has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3A4E42?
Its complementary colour is #4E3A46, and analogous partners are #3C4E3A and #3A4E4C.