#3F4E39
Hunter Green · dark cool green
About #3F4E39
With the hex code #3F4E39, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 31% green and 22% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Hunter Green — a ΔE of 14.1 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #48394E, 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 — 8.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.90:1).
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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 #3F4E39?
With the hex code #3F4E39, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 31% green and 22% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #3F4E39?
Use white text. White on #3F4E39 has a contrast ratio of 8.90:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3F4E39?
Its complementary colour is #48394E, and analogous partners are #4A4E39 and #394E3E.