#445B5B
Charcoal · dark cool teal
About #445B5B
#445B5B is a dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 27% red, 36% green and 36% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 11.3), with Dark Teal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5B4444 (umber), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.26:1).
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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 #445B5B?
#445B5B is a dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 27% red, 36% green and 36% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #445B5B?
Use white text. White on #445B5B has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #445B5B?
Its complementary colour is #5B4444, and analogous partners are #445B50 and #44505B.