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#413442

Graphite · dark cool gray

About #413442

With the hex code #413442, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 20% green and 26% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Graphite — a ΔE of 11.0 — followed by Eggplant. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #354234, a graphite shade.

In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.70:1).

Colour codes

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Red65
Green52
Blue66

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 11.0
Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 11.7
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #413442

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #413442.
11.70:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #413442.
1.79:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #413442 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#413442
Protanopia (no red cones)
#333743
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#363941
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#423539

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #413442?

With the hex code #413442, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 20% green and 26% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #413442?

Use white text. White on #413442 has a contrast ratio of 11.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #413442?

Its complementary colour is #354234, and analogous partners are #3A3442 and #42343C.