#394652
Charcoal · dark cool blue
About #394652
#394652 is a muted, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 22% red, 27% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Charcoal (ΔE 1.7); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #524539 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #394652 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 9.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.67:1).
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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 #394652?
#394652 is a muted, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 22% red, 27% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #394652?
Use white text. White on #394652 has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #394652?
Its complementary colour is #524539, and analogous partners are #395251 and #393A52.