#424331
Graphite · dark warm yellow
About #424331
#424331 is a muted, dark shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 26% green and 19% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 74% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 12.3); Umber comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #323143 — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #424331 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.10:1).
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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 #424331?
#424331 is a muted, dark shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 26% green and 19% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 74% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #424331?
Use white text. White on #424331 has a contrast ratio of 10.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #424331?
Its complementary colour is #323143, and analogous partners are #433B31 and #394331.