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#405D4E

Hunter Green · dark cool green

About #405D4E

#405D4E is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 36% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 64% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 13.5), with Dark Teal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5D404F (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 7.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.26:1).

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Red64
Green93
Blue78

Closest named colours

Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 13.5
Dark Teal
#014D4E · ΔE 15.1
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 15.7

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

Text on #405D4E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #405D4E.
7.26:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #405D4E.
2.89:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #405D4E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#405D4E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#5C594D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#57554F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#3A5D59

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #405D4E?

#405D4E is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 36% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 64% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #405D4E?

Use white text. White on #405D4E has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #405D4E?

Its complementary colour is #5D404F, and analogous partners are #415D40 and #405D5D.