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#433F3D

Graphite · dark neutral

About #433F3D

#433F3D is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 25% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 74% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Graphite (ΔE 4.1); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #3D4143 — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #433F3D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.41:1).

Colour codes

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Red67
Green63
Blue61

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 4.1
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 9.7
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #433F3D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #433F3D.
10.41:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #433F3D.
2.02:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #433F3D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#433F3D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#403F3D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#41403D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#443E3E

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #433F3D?

#433F3D is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 25% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% 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 #433F3D?

Use white text. White on #433F3D has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #433F3D?

Its complementary colour is #3D4143, and analogous partners are #433D3E and #43423D.