#445A5B
Charcoal · dark cool teal
About #445A5B
With the hex code #445A5B, this is a dark teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 27% red, 35% green and 36% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Charcoal — a ΔE of 10.5 — followed by Dark Teal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #5B4544, 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 — 7.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.34:1).
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #445A5B?
With the hex code #445A5B, this is a dark teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 27% red, 35% green and 36% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #445A5B?
Use white text. White on #445A5B has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #445A5B?
Its complementary colour is #5B4544, and analogous partners are #445B50 and #444F5B.