#3A413E
Graphite · dark neutral
About #3A413E
#3A413E is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 23% red, 25% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 75% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Graphite (ΔE 5.0); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #413A3D — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #3A413E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.47:1).
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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 #3A413E?
#3A413E is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 23% red, 25% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 75% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #3A413E?
Use white text. White on #3A413E has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3A413E?
Its complementary colour is #413A3D, and analogous partners are #3A413A and #3A4041.