#435D52
Dark Teal · dark cool green
About #435D52
#435D52 is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 36% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 64% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Dark Teal (ΔE 14.6); Eucalyptus comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #5D434E — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #435D52 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.18:1).
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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 #435D52?
#435D52 is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 36% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 64% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #435D52?
Use white text. White on #435D52 has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #435D52?
Its complementary colour is #5D434E, and analogous partners are #435D45 and #435B5D.