#413642
Graphite · dark cool gray
About #413642
#413642 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 21% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 9.4); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #374236 — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #413642 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.47:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #413642?
#413642 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 21% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #413642?
Use white text. White on #413642 has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #413642?
Its complementary colour is #374236, and analogous partners are #3B3642 and #42363D.