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#412E37

Graphite · dark warm pink

About #412E37

#412E37 is a dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 18% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 15% yellow and 75% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 10.9), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #2E4138 (graphite), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 12.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.57:1).

Colour codes

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Red65
Green46
Blue55

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 10.9
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 11.4
Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #412E37

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #412E37.
12.57:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #412E37.
1.67:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #412E37 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#412E37
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2F3237
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#343537
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#442E31

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #412E37?

#412E37 is a dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 18% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 15% yellow and 75% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #412E37?

Use white text. White on #412E37 has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #412E37?

Its complementary colour is #2E4138, and analogous partners are #412E41 and #412F2E.