#435261
Charcoal · dark cool blue
About #435261
With the hex code #435261, this is a dark blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 32% green and 38% blue, while a printer would mix 31% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Charcoal — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Gunmetal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #615243, a umber 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 — 8.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.02:1).
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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 #435261?
With the hex code #435261, this is a dark blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 32% green and 38% blue, while a printer would mix 31% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #435261?
Use white text. White on #435261 has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #435261?
Its complementary colour is #615243, and analogous partners are #436161 and #434361.