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#3D4E3F

Graphite · dark cool green

About #3D4E3F

#3D4E3F is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 24% red, 31% green and 25% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 14.5), with Hunter Green the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4E3D4C (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 — 8.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.90:1).

Colour codes

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Red61
Green78
Blue63

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 14.5
Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 16.2
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #3D4E3F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #3D4E3F.
8.90:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #3D4E3F.
2.36:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #3D4E3F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#3D4E3F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#4E4B3E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#4C4940
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#3B4D4A

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #3D4E3F?

#3D4E3F is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 24% red, 31% green and 25% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #3D4E3F?

Use white text. White on #3D4E3F has a contrast ratio of 8.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #3D4E3F?

Its complementary colour is #4E3D4C, and analogous partners are #444E3D and #3D4E48.