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#3B4E41

Graphite · dark cool green

About #3B4E41

#3B4E41 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 23% red, 31% green and 25% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 14.1), with Dark Teal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4E3B48 (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 — 8.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.93:1).

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Red59
Green78
Blue65

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 14.1
Dark Teal
#014D4E · ΔE 15.1
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 15.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #3B4E41

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #3B4E41.
8.93:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #3B4E41.
2.35:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #3B4E41 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#3B4E41
Protanopia (no red cones)
#4E4B40
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#4B4942
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#384E4A

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #3B4E41?

#3B4E41 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 23% red, 31% green and 25% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #3B4E41?

Use white text. White on #3B4E41 has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #3B4E41?

Its complementary colour is #4E3B48, and analogous partners are #3F4E3B and #3B4E4B.