#415149
Charcoal · dark cool gray
About #415149
With the hex code #415149, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 32% green and 29% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 68% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Charcoal — a ΔE of 12.5 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #514149, a eggplant shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.41:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #415149?
With the hex code #415149, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 25% red, 32% green and 29% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 68% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #415149?
Use white text. White on #415149 has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #415149?
Its complementary colour is #514149, and analogous partners are #415141 and #415151.