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#435152

Charcoal · dark neutral

About #435152

#435152 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 32% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Charcoal (ΔE 7.7); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #524443 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #435152 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.28:1).

Colour codes

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Red67
Green81
Blue82

Closest named colours

Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 7.7
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 11.4
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #435152

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #435152.
8.28:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #435152.
2.54:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #435152 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#435152
Protanopia (no red cones)
#4F5052
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#4C4D52
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#3F5251

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #435152?

#435152 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 32% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #435152?

Use white text. White on #435152 has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #435152?

Its complementary colour is #524443, and analogous partners are #43524C and #434A52.