#243733
Gunmetal · dark cool teal
About #243733
#243733 is a dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 14% red, 22% green and 20% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 78% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Gunmetal (ΔE 7.5), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #372428 (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 — 12.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.58:1).
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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 #243733?
#243733 is a dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 14% red, 22% green and 20% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 78% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #243733?
Use white text. White on #243733 has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #243733?
Its complementary colour is #372428, and analogous partners are #243729 and #243237.