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#39353E

Graphite · dark neutral

About #39353E

#39353E is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 22% red, 21% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Graphite (ΔE 6.3), with Gunmetal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #3A3E35 (graphite), 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 11.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.98:1).

Colour codes

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RGB
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HSV / HSB
CMYK
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Decimal
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Red57
Green53
Blue62

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 6.3
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 7.0
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #39353E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #39353E.
11.98:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #39353E.
1.75:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #39353E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#39353E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#34363E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#34373E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#383638

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Complementary

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Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #39353E?

#39353E is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 22% red, 21% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #39353E?

Use white text. White on #39353E has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #39353E?

Its complementary colour is #3A3E35, and analogous partners are #35353E and #3E353E.