#2F4342
Charcoal · dark cool teal
About #2F4342
With the hex code #2F4342, this is a dark teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 18% red, 26% green and 26% blue, while a printer would mix 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 74% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Charcoal — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Gunmetal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #432F30, 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 10.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.49:1).
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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 #2F4342?
With the hex code #2F4342, this is a dark teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 18% red, 26% green and 26% blue, while a printer would mix 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 74% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #2F4342?
Use white text. White on #2F4342 has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2F4342?
Its complementary colour is #432F30, and analogous partners are #2F4338 and #2F3A43.