#3E615D
Dark Teal · dark cool teal
About #3E615D
With the hex code #3E615D, this is a dark teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 24% red, 38% green and 36% blue, while a printer would mix 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% 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 12.2 — followed by Eucalyptus. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #613E42, 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 — 6.83:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.83:1).
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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 #3E615D?
With the hex code #3E615D, this is a dark teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 24% red, 38% green and 36% blue, while a printer would mix 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 62% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #3E615D?
Use white text. White on #3E615D has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #3E615D?
Its complementary colour is #613E42, and analogous partners are #3E614B and #3E5461.