#424552
Charcoal · dark cool gray
About #424552
#424552 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 26% red, 27% green and 32% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Charcoal (ΔE 5.3), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #524F42 (umber), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 9.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.52:1).
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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 #424552?
#424552 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 26% red, 27% green and 32% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #424552?
Use white text. White on #424552 has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #424552?
Its complementary colour is #524F42, and analogous partners are #424D52 and #474252.