#3D4E48
Charcoal · dark cool green
About #3D4E48
#3D4E48 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 24% red, 31% green and 28% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 11.0), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4E3D43 (graphite), 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 8.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.82:1).
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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 #3D4E48?
#3D4E48 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 24% red, 31% green and 28% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #3D4E48?
Use white text. White on #3D4E48 has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3D4E48?
Its complementary colour is #4E3D43, and analogous partners are #3D4E40 and #3D4C4E.