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#445756

Charcoal · dark neutral

About #445756

#445756 is a dark, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 27% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 66% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 10.3), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #574445 (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 7.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.65:1).

Colour codes

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Red68
Green87
Blue86

Closest named colours

Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 10.3
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 14.2
Dark Teal
#014D4E · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #445756

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #445756.
7.65:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #445756.
2.74:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #445756 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#445756
Protanopia (no red cones)
#555556
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#515256
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#3E5857

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #445756?

#445756 is a dark, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 27% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 66% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #445756?

Use white text. White on #445756 has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #445756?

Its complementary colour is #574445, and analogous partners are #44574D and #444F57.