#433E4D
Charcoal · dark cool gray
About #433E4D
#433E4D is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 24% green and 30% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 9.0); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #484D3E — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #433E4D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.32:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #433E4D?
#433E4D is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 24% green and 30% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #433E4D?
Use white text. White on #433E4D has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #433E4D?
Its complementary colour is #484D3E, and analogous partners are #3E404D and #4A3E4D.