#445352
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #445352
#445352 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 33% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 67% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 9.1); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #534445 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #445352 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.06:1).
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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 #445352?
#445352 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 33% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 67% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #445352?
Use white text. White on #445352 has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #445352?
Its complementary colour is #534445, and analogous partners are #44534B and #444D53.