#3E4E35
Hunter Green · dark cool green
About #3E4E35
#3E4E35 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 24% red, 31% green and 21% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 12.5), with Dark Green the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #45354E (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 — 8.95:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.95:1).
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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 #3E4E35?
#3E4E35 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 24% red, 31% green and 21% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #3E4E35?
Use white text. White on #3E4E35 has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3E4E35?
Its complementary colour is #45354E, and analogous partners are #4B4E35 and #354E39.