#403136
Graphite · dark neutral
About #403136
#403136 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 19% green and 21% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 16% 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 7.9); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #31403B — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #403136 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 12.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.28:1).
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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 #403136?
#403136 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 19% green and 21% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 16% yellow and 75% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #403136?
Use white text. White on #403136 has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #403136?
Its complementary colour is #31403B, and analogous partners are #40313D and #403431.