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#413F36

Graphite · dark neutral

About #413F36

#413F36 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 25% green and 21% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% 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 6.7); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #363841 — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #413F36 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.56:1).

Colour codes

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Red65
Green63
Blue54

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 6.7
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 10.8
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #413F36

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #413F36.
10.56:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #413F36.
1.99:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #413F36 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#413F36
Protanopia (no red cones)
#413E35
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#423F36
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#433E3C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #413F36?

#413F36 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 25% green and 21% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 75% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #413F36?

Use white text. White on #413F36 has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #413F36?

Its complementary colour is #363841, and analogous partners are #413936 and #3D4136.