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#313E37

Graphite · dark neutral

About #313E37

#313E37 is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 19% red, 24% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 76% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Graphite (ΔE 7.6), with Gunmetal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #3E3138 (graphite), 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 — 11.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.20:1).

Colour codes

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Red49
Green62
Blue55

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 7.6
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 9.1
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 10.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #313E37

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #313E37.
11.20:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #313E37.
1.87:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #313E37 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#313E37
Protanopia (no red cones)
#3E3C37
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3B3A37
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#2F3E3C

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #313E37?

#313E37 is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 19% red, 24% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 76% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #313E37?

Use white text. White on #313E37 has a contrast ratio of 11.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #313E37?

Its complementary colour is #3E3138, and analogous partners are #313E31 and #313E3E.