#3D503F
Hunter Green · dark cool green
About #3D503F
With the hex code #3D503F, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 24% red, 31% green and 25% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% 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 14.6 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #503D4E, 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 — 8.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.69:1).
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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 #3D503F?
With the hex code #3D503F, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 24% red, 31% green and 25% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #3D503F?
Use white text. White on #3D503F has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3D503F?
Its complementary colour is #503D4E, and analogous partners are #45503D and #3D5049.