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#412E35

Graphite · dark warm pink

About #412E35

#412E35 is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 18% green and 21% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 18% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 10.3); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2E413A — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #412E35 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 12.60:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.60:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red65
Green46
Blue53

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 10.3
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 10.8
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #412E35

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #412E35.
12.60:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #412E35.
1.67:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #412E35 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#412E35
Protanopia (no red cones)
#303135
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#343435
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#442D30

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #412E35?

#412E35 is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 18% green and 21% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 18% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #412E35?

Use white text. White on #412E35 has a contrast ratio of 12.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #412E35?

Its complementary colour is #2E413A, and analogous partners are #412E3F and #41302E.