#40313E
Graphite · dark warm pink
About #40313E
#40313E is a dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 19% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 3% yellow and 75% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 11.1), with Eggplant the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #314033 (graphite), 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 12.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.16:1).
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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 #40313E?
#40313E is a dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 19% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 3% yellow and 75% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #40313E?
Use white text. White on #40313E has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #40313E?
Its complementary colour is #314033, and analogous partners are #3B3140 and #403136.