#45554B
Charcoal · dark cool gray
About #45554B
#45554B is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 27% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 67% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 14.3), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #55454F (eggplant), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.91:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.91:1).
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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 #45554B?
#45554B is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 27% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 67% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #45554B?
Use white text. White on #45554B has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #45554B?
Its complementary colour is #55454F, and analogous partners are #475545 and #455553.