#40503A
Hunter Green · dark cool green
About #40503A
#40503A is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 31% green and 23% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 13.2), with Umber the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4A3A50 (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 8.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.65:1).
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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 #40503A?
#40503A is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 31% green and 23% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #40503A?
Use white text. White on #40503A has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #40503A?
Its complementary colour is #4A3A50, and analogous partners are #4B503A and #3A503F.