#2E4342
Charcoal · dark cool teal
About #2E4342
#2E4342 is a muted, dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 26% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 74% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 8.1); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #432E2F — a espresso tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #2E4342 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.51:1).
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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 #2E4342?
#2E4342 is a muted, dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 26% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 74% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #2E4342?
Use white text. White on #2E4342 has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2E4342?
Its complementary colour is #432E2F, and analogous partners are #2E4338 and #2E3A43.