3768 — Grey Green dark
Teals family#425B61
Below: DMC 3768 (Grey Green dark), a medium-dark, muted teal shade with hex #425B61 and RGB 66, 91, 97. Find its closest Gentle Art Sampler, Valdani, and Crescent Colors matches ranked by visual similarity, plus 8 similar DMC shades and a full set of color harmony picks.
About DMC 3768
DMC Six-Strand Embroidery Floss (Mouliné Spécial)
- Also sold as
- Storm
- Fiber
- 100% cotton
- Strands
- 6 strands
- Sold as
- 8 m skein
Brand Equivalents for DMC 3768
The five closest matches in each brand, ranked by CIEDE2000 perceptual color difference.
Anchor
Madeira
J&P Coates
Sullivans
Classic Colorworks
Weeks Dye Works
Gentle Art Sampler
Valdani
Crescent Colors
Closest match to DMC 3768 in 67 more brands
The single nearest shade in every other palette we hold, from needlepoint silks and wools to fuse beads and yarn. Match quality is perceptual color distance: 93% and up is hard to tell apart, under 75% is a visible shift.
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Similar DMC Colors to 3768
Closest DMC threads by perceptual color distance, sorted from most to least similar.
Working with DMC 3768
It has moderate contrast on both light and dark fabric — usable on either, but test a few stitches on your chosen ground first.
DMC 3768 in other DMC lines
DMC reuses base numbers across its specialty lines, so the same shade can exist as a satin, a metallic, or a sparkle floss under a prefixed code. Here is where Grey Green dark turns up.
DMC 3768 is a Mouliné Spécial-only number: there is no Satin, Light Effects, or Étoile version of this shade. For a sheen or sparkle in the same tone, blend one strand of the nearest metallic with two strands of DMC 3768.
Diamond painting: the same number is sold as a drill — Diamond Dotz D3768, Diamond Drills USA DMC3768. A kit legend or drill bag marked 3768 means this color. See the diamond painting DMC chart for every code with drill availability.
Color Harmonies for DMC 3768
DMC threads that pair well with 3768, based on color theory harmony rules in CIELAB color space.
Teals Family
DMC3768 in context with nearby shades from the teals color family.
About DMC 3768
Grey Green dark (catalog code DMC 3768) is a medium-dark, muted shade from the teals family. The muted and intense mood of this color makes it a natural fit for tropical motifs and cool accents. Expect to see it used in nature themes and ocean waves across many cross-stitch charts.
Frequently Asked Questions
What color is DMC 3768?
DMC 3768 is called Grey Green dark. It's a medium-dark teal shade (hex #425B61, RGB 66, 91, 97) in the teals family, commonly used for turtle designs, mermaid motifs, and similar motifs.
What's the closest Anchor match for DMC 3768?
The closest Anchor match for DMC 3768 (Grey Green dark) is Anchor 851 (Grey Blue Ultra Very Dark) with a 74% match based on visual color similarity. Other near matches include Anchor 1068 (Teal, 71%) and Anchor 1066 (Teal Medium, 62%).
What's a good substitute for DMC 3768?
The closest DMC threads to 3768 are 3809 Turquoise very dark (ΔE 7.53), 924 Grey Green very dark (ΔE 8.46), and 501 Blue Green dark (ΔE 9.66). These are useful substitutes when 3768 is unavailable or for building gradients.
What projects use DMC 3768?
Cross-stitchers pull DMC 3768 (Grey Green dark) for charts featuring turtle designs, mermaid motifs, sea glass tones, tidepool patterns. The medium-dark tone reads cleanly on its own and slots into multi-color palettes — see the color harmonies below for pairing ideas.
What fabric color works best with DMC 3768 (Grey Green dark)?
It has moderate contrast on both light and dark fabric — usable on either, but test a few stitches on your chosen ground first. For reference, 3768 has a contrast ratio of about 7.2:1 on white fabric and 2.9:1 on black. As a soft cool shade, its cool cast recedes visually — useful for backgrounds, shadows, water and sky, and calm, restful palettes.
Is there a metallic or satin version of DMC 3768?
No. DMC 3768 (Grey Green dark) exists only as Mouliné Spécial six-strand cotton — there is no Satin, Light Effects, or Étoile code for it. For a matching shine, blend one strand of the nearest Light Effects color with two strands of the cotton.
What is the diamond painting drill code for DMC 3768?
Diamond Dotz D3768 and Diamond Drills USA DMC3768 carry the same number. Diamond painting adopted DMC's numbering, so a kit legend or drill bag marked 3768 is this color regardless of drill brand — though each manufacturer dyes to the reference in its own batches, so avoid mixing brands inside one large block.
Which other thread brands come closest to DMC 3768?
Outside the main floss brands, the nearest shades we hold are Rainbow Gallery S948 Gray Green (89%), ThreadworX 1051 Rain Storm 2 (87%), Needle Necessities 15 Peacock (86%). Percentages are perceptual color distance between the two swatches; anything above about 93% is hard to tell apart on fabric.