#424B4E
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #424B4E
With the hex code #424B4E, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 29% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Charcoal — a ΔE of 5.7 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4E4542, a graphite shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.94:1).
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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 #424B4E?
With the hex code #424B4E, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 29% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #424B4E?
Use white text. White on #424B4E has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #424B4E?
Its complementary colour is #4E4542, and analogous partners are #424E4B and #42454E.