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#433D43

Graphite · dark neutral

About #433D43

With the hex code #433D43, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 24% green and 26% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% 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 5.6 — followed by Gunmetal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #3D433D, 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 — 10.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.57:1).

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Red67
Green61
Blue67

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 5.6
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 8.9
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #433D43

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #433D43.
10.57:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #433D43.
1.99:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #433D43 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#433D43
Protanopia (no red cones)
#3D3E43
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3E3F43
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#433D3F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #433D43?

With the hex code #433D43, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 24% green and 26% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% 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 #433D43?

Use white text. White on #433D43 has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #433D43?

Its complementary colour is #3D433D, and analogous partners are #403D43 and #433D40.