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#435552

Charcoal · dark neutral

About #435552

With the hex code #435552, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 33% green and 32% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 67% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Charcoal — a ΔE of 10.6 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #554346, a umber shade.

In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.90:1).

Colour codes

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Red67
Green85
Blue82

Closest named colours

Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 10.6
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 13.5
Dark Teal
#014D4E · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #435552

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #435552.
7.90:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #435552.
2.66:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #435552 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#435552
Protanopia (no red cones)
#535352
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#505052
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#3E5654

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #435552?

With the hex code #435552, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 33% green and 32% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 67% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #435552?

Use white text. White on #435552 has a contrast ratio of 7.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #435552?

Its complementary colour is #554346, and analogous partners are #435549 and #434F55.