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#43363D

Graphite · dark neutral

About #43363D

#43363D is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 21% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 9% yellow and 74% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Graphite (ΔE 7.6); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #36433C — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #43363D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 11.45:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.45:1).

Colour codes

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Red67
Green54
Blue61

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 7.6
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 10.1
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 10.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #43363D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #43363D.
11.45:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #43363D.
1.83:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #43363D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#43363D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#37383D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3A3A3D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#453638

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #43363D?

#43363D is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 21% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 9% yellow and 74% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #43363D?

Use white text. White on #43363D has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #43363D?

Its complementary colour is #36433C, and analogous partners are #423643 and #433637.