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#413F46

Graphite · dark neutral

About #413F46

With the hex code #413F46, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 25% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Graphite — a ΔE of 5.9 — followed by Charcoal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #44463F, 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 10.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.37:1).

Colour codes

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Red65
Green63
Blue70

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 5.9
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 7.1
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #413F46

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #413F46.
10.37:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #413F46.
2.02:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #413F46 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#413F46
Protanopia (no red cones)
#3E4046
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3E4046
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#404041

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #413F46?

With the hex code #413F46, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 25% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #413F46?

Use white text. White on #413F46 has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #413F46?

Its complementary colour is #44463F, and analogous partners are #3F4146 and #453F46.