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#3D4E4A

Charcoal · dark neutral

About #3D4E4A

With the hex code #3D4E4A, this is a dark teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 24% red, 31% green and 29% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 69% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Charcoal — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4E3D41, a graphite 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 8.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.80:1).

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Red61
Green78
Blue74

Closest named colours

Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 9.8
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 11.2
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 12.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #3D4E4A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #3D4E4A.
8.80:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #3D4E4A.
2.39:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #3D4E4A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#3D4E4A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#4D4C4A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#494A4A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#394F4D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #3D4E4A?

With the hex code #3D4E4A, this is a dark teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 24% red, 31% green and 29% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 69% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #3D4E4A?

Use white text. White on #3D4E4A has a contrast ratio of 8.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #3D4E4A?

Its complementary colour is #4E3D41, and analogous partners are #3D4E42 and #3D4A4E.