#2D4142
Charcoal · dark cool teal
About #2D4142
#2D4142 is a muted, dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 25% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 32% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Charcoal (ΔE 6.9); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #422E2D — a espresso tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #2D4142 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.79:1).
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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 #2D4142?
#2D4142 is a muted, dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 25% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 32% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #2D4142?
Use white text. White on #2D4142 has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2D4142?
Its complementary colour is #422E2D, and analogous partners are #2D4239 and #2D3642.