#424E44
Graphite · dark cool gray
About #424E44
#424E44 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 31% green and 27% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 11.8); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4E424C — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #424E44 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.73:1).
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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 #424E44?
#424E44 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 31% green and 27% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #424E44?
Use white text. White on #424E44 has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #424E44?
Its complementary colour is #4E424C, and analogous partners are #464E42 and #424E4A.