#283F41
Gunmetal · dark cool teal
About #283F41
With the hex code #283F41, this is a dark teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 16% red, 25% green and 25% blue, while a printer would mix 38% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Gunmetal — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Charcoal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #412A28, a espresso shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 11.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.18:1).
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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 #283F41?
With the hex code #283F41, this is a dark teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 16% red, 25% green and 25% blue, while a printer would mix 38% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #283F41?
Use white text. White on #283F41 has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #283F41?
Its complementary colour is #412A28, and analogous partners are #284136 and #283341.