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#433B45

Graphite · dark neutral

About #433B45

With the hex code #433B45, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 23% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Graphite — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Charcoal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #3D453B, a graphite shade.

In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.77:1).

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Red67
Green59
Blue69

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 7.9
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 9.7
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #433B45

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #433B45.
10.77:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #433B45.
1.95:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #433B45 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#433B45
Protanopia (no red cones)
#3A3D45
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3C3E45
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#433C3E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #433B45?

With the hex code #433B45, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 23% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #433B45?

Use white text. White on #433B45 has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #433B45?

Its complementary colour is #3D453B, and analogous partners are #3E3B45 and #453B42.