#354545
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #354545
#354545 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 21% red, 27% green and 27% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Charcoal (ΔE 6.6); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #453535 — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #354545 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.05:1).
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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 #354545?
#354545 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 21% red, 27% green and 27% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #354545?
Use white text. White on #354545 has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #354545?
Its complementary colour is #453535, and analogous partners are #35453D and #353D45.