#303232
Graphite · dark neutral
About #303232
#303232 is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 19% red, 20% green and 20% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Graphite (ΔE 3.1), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #323030 (jet), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 12.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.90:1).
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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 #303232?
#303232 is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 19% red, 20% green and 20% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #303232?
Use white text. White on #303232 has a contrast ratio of 12.90:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #303232?
Its complementary colour is #323030, and analogous partners are #303231 and #303132.