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#2E575A

Dark Teal · dark cool teal

About #2E575A

#2E575A is a dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 49% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Dark Teal (ΔE 8.2), with Charcoal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5A312E (walnut), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.99:1).

Colour codes

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Red46
Green87
Blue90

Closest named colours

Dark Teal
#014D4E · ΔE 8.2
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 11.9
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 17.1

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #2E575A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dark teal #2E575A.
7.99:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on dark teal #2E575A.
2.63:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2E575A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2E575A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#52545A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#4A4E5A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#175A58

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2E575A?

#2E575A is a dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 49% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #2E575A?

Use white text. White on #2E575A has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2E575A?

Its complementary colour is #5A312E, and analogous partners are #2E5A47 and #2E415A.