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#435451

Charcoal · dark neutral

About #435451

#435451 is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 26% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 67% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 10.4), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #544346 (umber), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.00:1).

Colour codes

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Red67
Green84
Blue81

Closest named colours

Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 10.4
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 13.0
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #435451

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #435451.
8.00:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #435451.
2.63:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #435451 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#435451
Protanopia (no red cones)
#525251
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#4F5051
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#3F5553

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #435451?

#435451 is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 26% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 67% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #435451?

Use white text. White on #435451 has a contrast ratio of 8.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #435451?

Its complementary colour is #544346, and analogous partners are #435448 and #434F54.