#464453
Charcoal · dark cool gray
About #464453
#464453 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 27% green and 33% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Charcoal (ΔE 7.7); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #515344 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #464453 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 9.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.49:1).
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #464453?
#464453 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 27% green and 33% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #464453?
Use white text. White on #464453 has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #464453?
Its complementary colour is #515344, and analogous partners are #444A53 and #4E4453.