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#474F2F

Hunter Green · dark cool green

About #474F2F

#474F2F is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 31% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 14.2); Umber comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #372F4F — a oxford blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #474F2F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 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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Red71
Green79
Blue47

Closest named colours

Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 14.2
Umber
#635147 · ΔE 18.1
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 20.4

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

Text on #474F2F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #474F2F.
8.65:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #474F2F.
2.43:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #474F2F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#474F2F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#534C2D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#524C31
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#4A4C47

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #474F2F?

#474F2F is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 31% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #474F2F?

Use white text. White on #474F2F has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #474F2F?

Its complementary colour is #372F4F, and analogous partners are #4F472F and #374F2F.