#3D4E49
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #3D4E49
#3D4E49 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 24% red, 31% green and 29% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 69% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 10.4); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4E3D42 — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #3D4E49 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.81:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.81:1).
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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 #3D4E49?
#3D4E49 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 24% red, 31% green and 29% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 69% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #3D4E49?
Use white text. White on #3D4E49 has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3D4E49?
Its complementary colour is #4E3D42, and analogous partners are #3D4E41 and #3D4B4E.