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#475554

Charcoal · dark neutral

About #475554

With the hex code #475554, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 28% red, 33% green and 33% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 67% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Charcoal — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #554748, a umber shade.

In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.79:1).

Colour codes

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Red71
Green85
Blue84

Closest named colours

Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 9.7
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 12.8
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #475554

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #475554.
7.79:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on charcoal #475554.
2.70:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #475554 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#475554
Protanopia (no red cones)
#535354
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#505154
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#435655

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #475554?

With the hex code #475554, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 28% red, 33% green and 33% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 67% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #475554?

Use white text. White on #475554 has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #475554?

Its complementary colour is #554748, and analogous partners are #47554D and #474F55.