#4A656A
Charcoal · medium cool teal
About #4A656A
#4A656A is a muted, medium shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 29% red, 40% green and 42% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 13.7); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #6A4F4A — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #4A656A for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 6.25:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.25:1).
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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 #4A656A?
#4A656A is a muted, medium shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 29% red, 40% green and 42% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4A656A?
Use white text. White on #4A656A has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #4A656A?
Its complementary colour is #6A4F4A, and analogous partners are #4A6A5F and #4A556A.