#445247
Graphite · dark cool gray
About #445247
#445247 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 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 68% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 13.5); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #52444F — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #445247 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.26:1).
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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 #445247?
#445247 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 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 68% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #445247?
Use white text. White on #445247 has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #445247?
Its complementary colour is #52444F, and analogous partners are #485244 and #44524E.