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#413B41

Graphite · dark neutral

About #413B41

With the hex code #413B41, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 23% green and 25% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Graphite — a ΔE of 5.2 — followed by Gunmetal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #3B413B, a graphite shade.

In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.90:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red65
Green59
Blue65

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 5.2
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 8.4
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #413B41

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #413B41.
10.90:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #413B41.
1.93:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #413B41 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#413B41
Protanopia (no red cones)
#3B3C41
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3C3D41
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#413B3D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #413B41?

With the hex code #413B41, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 23% green and 25% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% 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 #413B41?

Use white text. White on #413B41 has a contrast ratio of 10.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #413B41?

Its complementary colour is #3B413B, and analogous partners are #3E3B41 and #413B3E.