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#46403D

Graphite · dark neutral

About #46403D

With the hex code #46403D, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 27% red, 25% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 73% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Graphite — a ΔE of 5.3 — followed by Jet. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #3D4346, a graphite shade.

In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.19:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.19:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red70
Green64
Blue61

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 5.3
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 10.6
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #46403D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #46403D.
10.19:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #46403D.
2.06:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #46403D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#46403D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#42403D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#43423D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#483F3F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #46403D?

With the hex code #46403D, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 27% red, 25% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 73% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #46403D?

Use white text. White on #46403D has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #46403D?

Its complementary colour is #3D4346, and analogous partners are #463D3F and #46453D.