#463E4D
Charcoal · dark cool gray
About #463E4D
#463E4D is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 24% green and 30% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 10.1); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #454D3E — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #463E4D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.21:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.21:1).
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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 #463E4D?
#463E4D is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 24% green and 30% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #463E4D?
Use white text. White on #463E4D has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #463E4D?
Its complementary colour is #454D3E, and analogous partners are #3E3E4D and #4D3E4D.