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#413A3E

Graphite · dark neutral

About #413A3E

#413A3E is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 23% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 75% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Graphite (ΔE 4.5); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #3A413D — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #413A3E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.06:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red65
Green58
Blue62

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 4.5
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 8.6
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #413A3E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #413A3E.
11.06:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #413A3E.
1.90:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #413A3E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#413A3E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#3A3B3E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3C3C3E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#423A3B

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #413A3E?

#413A3E is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 23% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 75% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #413A3E?

Use white text. White on #413A3E has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #413A3E?

Its complementary colour is #3A413D, and analogous partners are #403A41 and #413A3A.