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#413D48

Charcoal · dark neutral

About #413D48

With the hex code #413D48, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 24% green and 28% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Charcoal — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #44483D, 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 10.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.57:1).

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Red65
Green61
Blue72

Closest named colours

Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 7.9
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 8.0
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #413D48

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #413D48.
10.57:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #413D48.
1.99:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #413D48 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#413D48
Protanopia (no red cones)
#3B3F49
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3C3F48
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#403E41

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #413D48?

With the hex code #413D48, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 24% green and 28% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #413D48?

Use white text. White on #413D48 has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #413D48?

Its complementary colour is #44483D, and analogous partners are #3D3F48 and #463D48.