#283F45
Charcoal · dark cool teal
About #283F45
#283F45 is a dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 16% red, 25% green and 27% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 42% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Charcoal (ΔE 5.3), with Gunmetal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #452E28 (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 — 11.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.13:1).
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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 #283F45?
#283F45 is a dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 16% red, 25% green and 27% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 42% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #283F45?
Use white text. White on #283F45 has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #283F45?
Its complementary colour is #452E28, and analogous partners are #28453C and #283145.