#3D4E45
Graphite · dark cool green
About #3D4E45
#3D4E45 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 24% red, 31% green and 27% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 12.3), with Charcoal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4E3D46 (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 — 8.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.85:1).
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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 #3D4E45?
#3D4E45 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 24% red, 31% green and 27% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #3D4E45?
Use white text. White on #3D4E45 has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3D4E45?
Its complementary colour is #4E3D46, and analogous partners are #3E4E3D and #3D4E4E.