#423441
Graphite · dark warm gray
About #423441
With the hex code #423441, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 20% green and 25% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 2% yellow and 74% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Graphite — a ΔE of 10.7 — followed by Eggplant. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #344235, a graphite 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 — 11.67:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.67:1).
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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 #423441?
With the hex code #423441, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 20% green and 25% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 2% yellow and 74% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #423441?
Use white text. White on #423441 has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #423441?
Its complementary colour is #344235, and analogous partners are #3C3442 and #42343A.