#354A4E
Charcoal · dark cool teal
About #354A4E
#354A4E is a dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 21% red, 29% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 32% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Charcoal (ΔE 5.0), with Gunmetal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4E3935 (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 9.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.37:1).
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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 #354A4E?
#354A4E is a dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 21% red, 29% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 32% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #354A4E?
Use white text. White on #354A4E has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #354A4E?
Its complementary colour is #4E3935, and analogous partners are #354E46 and #353E4E.