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#445348

Graphite · dark cool gray

About #445348

#445348 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 27% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 67% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 14.0), with Charcoal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #53444F (eggplant), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.15:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red68
Green83
Blue72

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 14.0
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 14.5
Umber
#635147 · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #445348

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #445348.
8.15:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #445348.
2.58:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #445348 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#445348
Protanopia (no red cones)
#535047
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#504F49
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#425350

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #445348?

#445348 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 27% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 67% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #445348?

Use white text. White on #445348 has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #445348?

Its complementary colour is #53444F, and analogous partners are #485344 and #445350.