#3E4E39
Hunter Green · dark cool green
About #3E4E39
#3E4E39 is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 24% red, 31% green and 22% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 13.8); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #49394E — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #3E4E39 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.92:1).
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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 #3E4E39?
#3E4E39 is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 24% red, 31% green and 22% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #3E4E39?
Use white text. White on #3E4E39 has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3E4E39?
Its complementary colour is #49394E, and analogous partners are #494E39 and #394E3F.