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#413A35

Graphite · dark neutral

About #413A35

#413A35 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 23% green and 21% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 18% yellow and 75% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Graphite (ΔE 4.9); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #353C41 — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #413A35 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 11.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.16:1).

Colour codes

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Red65
Green58
Blue53

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 4.9
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 8.8
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #413A35

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #413A35.
11.16:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #413A35.
1.88:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #413A35 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#413A35
Protanopia (no red cones)
#3C3A35
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3E3C35
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#433939

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #413A35?

#413A35 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 23% green and 21% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 18% yellow and 75% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #413A35?

Use white text. White on #413A35 has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #413A35?

Its complementary colour is #353C41, and analogous partners are #413536 and #414035.