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#413D32

Graphite · dark neutral

About #413D32

#413D32 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 24% green and 20% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 23% 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 7.8); Espresso comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #323641 — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #413D32 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.83:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red65
Green61
Blue50

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 7.8
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 10.0
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #413D32

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #413D32.
10.83:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #413D32.
1.94:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #413D32 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#413D32
Protanopia (no red cones)
#403C31
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#413E32
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#443B3A

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #413D32?

#413D32 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 24% green and 20% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 23% yellow and 75% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #413D32?

Use white text. White on #413D32 has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #413D32?

Its complementary colour is #323641, and analogous partners are #413532 and #3D4132.