#3F4E40
Graphite · dark cool gray
About #3F4E40
#3F4E40 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 31% green and 25% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 13.7), with Umber the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4E3F4D (eggplant), 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 8.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.84:1).
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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 #3F4E40?
#3F4E40 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 31% green and 25% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #3F4E40?
Use white text. White on #3F4E40 has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3F4E40?
Its complementary colour is #4E3F4D, and analogous partners are #464E3F and #3F4E48.