#45554F
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #45554F
#45554F is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 33% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 67% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 12.1); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #55454B — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #45554F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.88:1).
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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 #45554F?
#45554F is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 33% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 67% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #45554F?
Use white text. White on #45554F has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #45554F?
Its complementary colour is #55454B, and analogous partners are #455547 and #455355.