#396258
Dark Teal · dark cool teal
About #396258
With the hex code #396258, this is a dark teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 22% red, 38% green and 35% blue, while a printer would mix 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 62% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Dark Teal — a ΔE of 12.4 — followed by Eucalyptus. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #623943, a eggplant shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 6.86:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.86:1).
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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 #396258?
With the hex code #396258, this is a dark teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 22% red, 38% green and 35% blue, while a printer would mix 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 62% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #396258?
Use white text. White on #396258 has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #396258?
Its complementary colour is #623943, and analogous partners are #396244 and #395862.