#45593E
Hunter Green · dark cool green
About #45593E
#45593E is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 27% red, 35% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 9.6), with Eucalyptus the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #523E59 (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 7.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.63:1).
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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 #45593E?
#45593E is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 27% red, 35% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #45593E?
Use white text. White on #45593E has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #45593E?
Its complementary colour is #523E59, and analogous partners are #52593E and #3E5945.