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#3E412E

Graphite · dark warm green

About #3E412E

#3E412E is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 24% red, 25% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 12.7); Espresso comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #312E41 — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #3E412E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.50:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red62
Green65
Blue46

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 12.7
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 14.0
Umber
#635147 · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #3E412E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #3E412E.
10.50:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #3E412E.
2.00:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #3E412E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#3E412E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#443F2D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#433F2F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#403F3C

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #3E412E?

#3E412E is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 24% red, 25% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #3E412E?

Use white text. White on #3E412E has a contrast ratio of 10.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #3E412E?

Its complementary colour is #312E41, and analogous partners are #413B2E and #35412E.