#425652
Charcoal · dark cool teal
About #425652
With the hex code #425652, this is a dark teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 34% green and 32% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 66% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Charcoal — a ΔE of 11.4 — followed by Dark Teal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #564246, a eggplant 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 7.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.82:1).
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #425652?
With the hex code #425652, this is a dark teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 34% green and 32% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 66% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #425652?
Use white text. White on #425652 has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #425652?
Its complementary colour is #564246, and analogous partners are #425648 and #425056.