#263E40
Gunmetal · dark cool teal
About #263E40
#263E40 is a muted, dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 24% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 41% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Gunmetal (ΔE 6.8); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #402826 — a espresso tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #263E40 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.38:1).
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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 #263E40?
#263E40 is a muted, dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 15% red, 24% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 41% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #263E40?
Use white text. White on #263E40 has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #263E40?
Its complementary colour is #402826, and analogous partners are #264035 and #263140.