#2A403E
Gunmetal · dark cool teal
About #2A403E
With the hex code #2A403E, this is a dark teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 16% red, 25% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Gunmetal — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Charcoal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #402A2C, a espresso shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.04:1).
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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 #2A403E?
With the hex code #2A403E, this is a dark teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 16% red, 25% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #2A403E?
Use white text. White on #2A403E has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2A403E?
Its complementary colour is #402A2C, and analogous partners are #2A4033 and #2A3740.