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#413F2E

Graphite · dark warm yellow

About #413F2E

With the hex code #413F2E, this is a dark yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 25% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Graphite — a ΔE of 11.4 — followed by Espresso. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2E3041, a gunmetal 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 10.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.63:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red65
Green63
Blue46

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 11.4
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 11.6
Umber
#635147 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #413F2E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #413F2E.
10.63:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #413F2E.
1.98:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #413F2E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#413F2E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#423E2D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#433F2F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#443D3A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #413F2E?

With the hex code #413F2E, this is a dark yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 25% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 29% yellow and 75% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #413F2E?

Use white text. White on #413F2E has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #413F2E?

Its complementary colour is #2E3041, and analogous partners are #41362E and #39412E.