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#464147

Graphite · dark neutral

About #464147

#464147 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 25% green and 28% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Graphite (ΔE 6.5); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #424741 — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #464147 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 9.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.96:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red70
Green65
Blue71

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 6.5
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 8.4
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #464147

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #464147.
9.96:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #464147.
2.11:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #464147 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#464147
Protanopia (no red cones)
#404247
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#414347
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#464243

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #464147?

#464147 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 25% green and 28% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #464147?

Use white text. White on #464147 has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #464147?

Its complementary colour is #424741, and analogous partners are #434147 and #474145.