#3F4E45
Graphite · dark cool gray
About #3F4E45
With the hex code #3F4E45, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 31% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Graphite — a ΔE of 11.9 — followed by Charcoal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4E3F48, a eggplant shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.80:1).
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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 #3F4E45?
With the hex code #3F4E45, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 31% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #3F4E45?
Use white text. White on #3F4E45 has a contrast ratio of 8.80:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3F4E45?
Its complementary colour is #4E3F48, and analogous partners are #414E3F and #3F4E4D.