#445F69
Charcoal · dark cool teal
About #445F69
#445F69 is a dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 27% red, 37% green and 41% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 35% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 11.0), with Slate Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #694E44 (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 — 6.80:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.80:1).
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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 #445F69?
#445F69 is a dark, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 27% red, 37% green and 41% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 35% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #445F69?
Use white text. White on #445F69 has a contrast ratio of 6.80:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #445F69?
Its complementary colour is #694E44, and analogous partners are #446961 and #444C69.