#4E6269
Charcoal · medium cool teal
About #4E6269
#4E6269 is a muted, medium shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 38% green and 41% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 12.2); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #69554E — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #4E6269 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 6.41:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.41:1).
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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 #4E6269?
#4E6269 is a muted, medium shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 38% green and 41% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4E6269?
Use white text. White on #4E6269 has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #4E6269?
Its complementary colour is #69554E, and analogous partners are #4E6963 and #4E5569.