#356366
Dark Teal · dark cool teal
About #356366
#356366 is a muted, dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 21% red, 39% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 48% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Dark Teal (ΔE 11.0); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #663835 — a walnut tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #356366 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 6.71:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.71:1).
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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 #356366?
#356366 is a muted, dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 21% red, 39% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 48% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #356366?
Use white text. White on #356366 has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #356366?
Its complementary colour is #663835, and analogous partners are #356651 and #354A66.