#3B4E37
Hunter Green · dark cool green
About #3B4E37
With the hex code #3B4E37, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 23% red, 31% green and 22% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Hunter Green — a ΔE of 12.2 — followed by Dark Green. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4A374E, a eggplant shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 9.01:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.01:1).
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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 #3B4E37?
With the hex code #3B4E37, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 23% red, 31% green and 22% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #3B4E37?
Use white text. White on #3B4E37 has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3B4E37?
Its complementary colour is #4A374E, and analogous partners are #474E37 and #374E3F.