#415A42
Hunter Green · dark cool green
About #415A42
#415A42 is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 35% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 65% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 9.3); Eucalyptus comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #5A4159 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #415A42 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.59:1).
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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 #415A42?
#415A42 is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 35% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 65% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #415A42?
Use white text. White on #415A42 has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #415A42?
Its complementary colour is #5A4159, and analogous partners are #4D5A41 and #415A4F.