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#3F412E

Graphite · dark warm green

About #3F412E

With the hex code #3F412E, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 25% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Graphite — a ΔE of 12.7 — followed by Espresso. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #302E41, a gunmetal 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 10.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.46:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red63
Green65
Blue46

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 12.7
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 13.7
Umber
#635147 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #3F412E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #3F412E.
10.46:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #3F412E.
2.01:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #3F412E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#3F412E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#443F2D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#44402F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#413F3C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #3F412E?

With the hex code #3F412E, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 25% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #3F412E?

Use white text. White on #3F412E has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #3F412E?

Its complementary colour is #302E41, and analogous partners are #41392E and #36412E.