#3E4E3D
Graphite · dark cool green
About #3E4E3D
With the hex code #3E4E3D, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 24% red, 31% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Graphite and Hunter Green — a ΔE of 15.1 — followed by Hunter Green. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4D3D4E, 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 — 8.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.89:1).
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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 #3E4E3D?
With the hex code #3E4E3D, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 24% red, 31% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #3E4E3D?
Use white text. White on #3E4E3D has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3E4E3D?
Its complementary colour is #4D3D4E, and analogous partners are #474E3D and #3D4E45.