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#413D37

Graphite · dark neutral

About #413D37

#413D37 is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 24% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 75% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Graphite (ΔE 5.0), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #373B41 (graphite), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.78:1).

Colour codes

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RGB
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HSV / HSB
CMYK
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Decimal
CSS
Red65
Green61
Blue55

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 5.0
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 9.5
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #413D37

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #413D37.
10.78:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #413D37.
1.95:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #413D37 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#413D37
Protanopia (no red cones)
#3F3D37
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#403E37
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#433C3B

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Complementary

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Triadic

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Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #413D37?

#413D37 is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 24% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% 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 #413D37?

Use white text. White on #413D37 has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #413D37?

Its complementary colour is #373B41, and analogous partners are #413837 and #404137.