#49593C
Hunter Green · dark cool green
About #49593C
With the hex code #49593C, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 29% red, 35% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% 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 10.6 — followed by Umber. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4C3C59, a eggplant 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 7.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.56:1).
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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 #49593C?
With the hex code #49593C, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 29% red, 35% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 65% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #49593C?
Use white text. White on #49593C has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #49593C?
Its complementary colour is #4C3C59, and analogous partners are #57593C and #3C593D.