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#415558

Charcoal · dark cool teal

About #415558

#415558 is a dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 8.1), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #584441 (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 7.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.88:1).

Colour codes

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Red65
Green85
Blue88

Closest named colours

Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 8.1
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 13.8
Dark Teal
#014D4E · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #415558

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #415558.
7.88:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #415558.
2.67:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #415558 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#415558
Protanopia (no red cones)
#525358
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#4E5058
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#3A5756

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #415558?

#415558 is a dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #415558?

Use white text. White on #415558 has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #415558?

Its complementary colour is #584441, and analogous partners are #41584F and #414A58.