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#412E34

Graphite · dark warm pink

About #412E34

#412E34 is a dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 18% green and 20% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 20% yellow and 75% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 10.1), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #2E413B (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 12.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.61:1).

Colour codes

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Red65
Green46
Blue52

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 10.1
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 10.5
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #412E34

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #412E34.
12.61:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #412E34.
1.67:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #412E34 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#412E34
Protanopia (no red cones)
#303134
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#353434
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#442D30

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #412E34?

#412E34 is a dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 18% green and 20% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 20% yellow and 75% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #412E34?

Use white text. White on #412E34 has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #412E34?

Its complementary colour is #2E413B, and analogous partners are #412E3E and #41312E.