#2F474B
Charcoal · dark cool teal
About #2F474B
#2F474B is a dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 28% green and 29% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 37% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Charcoal (ΔE 5.5), with Gunmetal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4B332F (espresso), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 9.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.89:1).
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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 #2F474B?
#2F474B is a dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 28% green and 29% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 37% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #2F474B?
Use white text. White on #2F474B has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2F474B?
Its complementary colour is #4B332F, and analogous partners are #2F4B41 and #2F394B.