#3D554F
Charcoal · dark cool teal
About #3D554F
With the hex code #3D554F, this is a dark teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 24% red, 33% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 67% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Charcoal — a ΔE of 12.6 — followed by Dark Teal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #553D43, a eggplant 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 — 8.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.04:1).
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #3D554F?
With the hex code #3D554F, this is a dark teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 24% red, 33% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 67% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #3D554F?
Use white text. White on #3D554F has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3D554F?
Its complementary colour is #553D43, and analogous partners are #3D5543 and #3D4F55.