#28403F
Gunmetal · dark cool teal
About #28403F
#28403F is a muted, dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 25% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Gunmetal (ΔE 8.2); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #402829 — a espresso tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #28403F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 11.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.08:1).
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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 #28403F?
#28403F is a muted, dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 25% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #28403F?
Use white text. White on #28403F has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #28403F?
Its complementary colour is #402829, and analogous partners are #284033 and #283540.