#424352
Charcoal · dark cool gray
About #424352
#424352 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 26% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Charcoal (ΔE 6.6); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #525142 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #424352 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 9.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.74:1).
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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 #424352?
#424352 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 26% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #424352?
Use white text. White on #424352 has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #424352?
Its complementary colour is #525142, and analogous partners are #424B52 and #494252.