#263A37
Gunmetal · dark cool teal
About #263A37
#263A37 is a dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 15% red, 23% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 77% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Gunmetal (ΔE 7.3), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #3A2629 (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 — 12.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.05:1).
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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 #263A37?
#263A37 is a dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 15% red, 23% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 77% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #263A37?
Use white text. White on #263A37 has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #263A37?
Its complementary colour is #3A2629, and analogous partners are #263A2D and #26333A.