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#43363E

Graphite · dark neutral

About #43363E

With the hex code #43363E, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 21% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 7% yellow and 74% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Graphite — a ΔE of 8.0 — followed by Jet. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #36433B, 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 11.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.44:1).

Colour codes

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Red67
Green54
Blue62

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 8.0
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 10.4
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #43363E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #43363E.
11.44:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #43363E.
1.84:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#43363E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#36383E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#393A3E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#453639

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #43363E?

With the hex code #43363E, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 21% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 7% yellow and 74% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

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

Use white text. White on #43363E has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #43363E?

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