#3F593E
Hunter Green · dark cool green
About #3F593E
#3F593E is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 35% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Hunter Green (ΔE 7.6), with Bottle Green the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #583E59 (eggplant), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.75:1).
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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 #3F593E?
#3F593E is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 35% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #3F593E?
Use white text. White on #3F593E has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3F593E?
Its complementary colour is #583E59, and analogous partners are #4D593E and #3E594A.