#3E593E
Hunter Green · dark cool green
About #3E593E
With the hex code #3E593E, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 24% red, 35% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 65% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Hunter Green — a ΔE of 7.4 — followed by Bottle Green. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #593E59, a eggplant shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.77:1).
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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 #3E593E?
With the hex code #3E593E, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 24% red, 35% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 65% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #3E593E?
Use white text. White on #3E593E has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3E593E?
Its complementary colour is #593E59, and analogous partners are #4C593E and #3E594C.