#445347
Graphite · dark cool gray
About #445347
With the hex code #445347, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 27% red, 33% green and 28% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 67% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Graphite — a ΔE of 14.3 — followed by Umber. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #534450, a eggplant shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.16:1).
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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 #445347?
With the hex code #445347, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 27% red, 33% green and 28% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 67% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #445347?
Use white text. White on #445347 has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #445347?
Its complementary colour is #534450, and analogous partners are #495344 and #44534F.