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#415A2E

Hunter Green · dark cool green

About #415A2E

With the hex code #415A2E, this is a dark green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 35% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 65% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Hunter Green — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Fern. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #472E5A, a aubergine 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 7.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.70:1).

Colour codes

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Red65
Green90
Blue46

Closest named colours

Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 8.1
Fern
#4F7942 · ΔE 14.0
Bottle Green
#006A4E · ΔE 21.2

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

Text on #415A2E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #415A2E.
7.70:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #415A2E.
2.73:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #415A2E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#415A2E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#5D542A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#5A5231
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#415750

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #415A2E?

With the hex code #415A2E, this is a dark green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 35% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 65% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #415A2E?

Use white text. White on #415A2E has a contrast ratio of 7.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #415A2E?

Its complementary colour is #472E5A, and analogous partners are #575A2E and #2E5A31.