#425252
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #425252
#425252 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 32% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 8.4); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #524242 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #425252 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.20:1).
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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 #425252?
#425252 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 32% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #425252?
Use white text. White on #425252 has a contrast ratio of 8.20:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #425252?
Its complementary colour is #524242, and analogous partners are #42524A and #424A52.