#394A4E
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #394A4E
#394A4E is a near-neutral, dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 22% red, 29% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 27% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Charcoal (ΔE 4.5); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4E3D39 — a walnut tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #394A4E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 9.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.28:1).
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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 #394A4E?
#394A4E is a near-neutral, dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 22% red, 29% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 27% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #394A4E?
Use white text. White on #394A4E has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #394A4E?
Its complementary colour is #4E3D39, and analogous partners are #394E48 and #393F4E.