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#413B3E

Graphite · dark neutral

About #413B3E

With the hex code #413B3E, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 23% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 75% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Graphite — a ΔE of 3.9 — followed by Gunmetal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #3B413E, 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 10.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.94:1).

Colour codes

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Red65
Green59
Blue62

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 3.9
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 8.4
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #413B3E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #413B3E.
10.94:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #413B3E.
1.92:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #413B3E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#413B3E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#3B3C3E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3D3D3E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#423B3C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #413B3E?

With the hex code #413B3E, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 23% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% 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 #413B3E?

Use white text. White on #413B3E has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #413B3E?

Its complementary colour is #3B413E, and analogous partners are #413B41 and #413B3B.