#3A4E4D
Charcoal · dark cool teal
About #3A4E4D
With the hex code #3A4E4D, this is a dark teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 23% red, 31% green and 30% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Charcoal — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4E3A3B, a graphite shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.84:1).
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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 #3A4E4D?
With the hex code #3A4E4D, this is a dark teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 23% red, 31% green and 30% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #3A4E4D?
Use white text. White on #3A4E4D has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3A4E4D?
Its complementary colour is #4E3A3B, and analogous partners are #3A4E43 and #3A454E.