#3E4E50
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #3E4E50
#3E4E50 is a dark, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 24% red, 31% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Charcoal (ΔE 6.4), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #50403E (umber), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.71:1).
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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 #3E4E50?
#3E4E50 is a dark, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 24% red, 31% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 2% 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 #3E4E50?
Use white text. White on #3E4E50 has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3E4E50?
Its complementary colour is #50403E, and analogous partners are #3E5049 and #3E4550.