#445148
Graphite · dark cool gray
About #445148
#445148 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 32% green and 28% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 68% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 12.5); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #51444D — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #445148 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.35:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #445148?
#445148 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 32% green and 28% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 68% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #445148?
Use white text. White on #445148 has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #445148?
Its complementary colour is #51444D, and analogous partners are #465144 and #44514E.