#213637
Gunmetal · dark cool teal
About #213637
#213637 is a dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 13% red, 21% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 40% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Gunmetal (ΔE 5.3), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #372221 (espresso), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 12.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.75:1).
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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 #213637?
#213637 is a dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 13% red, 21% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 40% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #213637?
Use white text. White on #213637 has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #213637?
Its complementary colour is #372221, and analogous partners are #21372D and #212B37.