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#403241

Graphite · dark cool pink

About #403241

#403241 is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 20% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 11.8); Eggplant comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #334132 — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #403241 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 12.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.00:1).

Colour codes

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Red64
Green50
Blue65

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 11.8
Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 11.8
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 12.7

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #403241

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #403241.
12.00:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #403241.
1.75:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #403241 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#403241
Protanopia (no red cones)
#313542
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#343740
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#413337

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #403241?

#403241 is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 20% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #403241?

Use white text. White on #403241 has a contrast ratio of 12.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #403241?

Its complementary colour is #334132, and analogous partners are #393241 and #41323A.