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#433E48

Graphite · dark neutral

About #433E48

With the hex code #433E48, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 24% green and 28% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% 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 7.7 — followed by Charcoal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #43483E, 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 10.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.39:1).

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Red67
Green62
Blue72

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 7.7
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 8.2
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #433E48

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #433E48.
10.39:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #433E48.
2.02:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #433E48 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#433E48
Protanopia (no red cones)
#3D4048
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3D4048
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#423F41

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #433E48?

With the hex code #433E48, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 24% green and 28% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #433E48?

Use white text. White on #433E48 has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #433E48?

Its complementary colour is #43483E, and analogous partners are #3E3E48 and #483E48.