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#39352C

Graphite · dark neutral

About #39352C

#39352C is a dark, near-neutral brown colour. Digitally that works out to 22% red, 21% green and 17% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 23% yellow and 78% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Graphite (ΔE 6.4), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #2C3039 (gunmetal), 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 12.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.21:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red57
Green53
Blue44

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 6.4
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 7.9
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #39352C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #39352C.
12.21:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #39352C.
1.72:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #39352C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#39352C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#37352B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#38362C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#3B3332

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Complementary

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Triadic

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Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #39352C?

#39352C is a dark, near-neutral brown colour. Digitally that works out to 22% red, 21% green and 17% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 23% yellow and 78% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #39352C?

Use white text. White on #39352C has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #39352C?

Its complementary colour is #2C3039, and analogous partners are #392F2C and #37392C.