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#433F4E

Charcoal · dark cool gray

About #433F4E

#433F4E is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 26% red, 25% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 8.5), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4A4E3F (umber), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.20:1).

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Red67
Green63
Blue78

Closest named colours

Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 8.5
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 10.7
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #433F4E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #433F4E.
10.20:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #433F4E.
2.06:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #433F4E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#433F4E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#3C414F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3D414E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#414144

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #433F4E?

#433F4E is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 26% red, 25% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #433F4E?

Use white text. White on #433F4E has a contrast ratio of 10.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #433F4E?

Its complementary colour is #4A4E3F, and analogous partners are #3F434E and #4B3F4E.