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#41343E

Graphite · dark warm gray

About #41343E

#41343E is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 20% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 5% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 8.9); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #344137 — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #41343E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.76:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red65
Green52
Blue62

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 8.9
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 10.7
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #41343E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #41343E.
11.76:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #41343E.
1.79:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #41343E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#41343E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#34373E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#37383E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#423437

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #41343E?

#41343E is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 20% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 5% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #41343E?

Use white text. White on #41343E has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #41343E?

Its complementary colour is #344137, and analogous partners are #3D3441 and #413438.