#48403D
Graphite · dark neutral
About #48403D
#48403D is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 25% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% 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 6.0); Umber comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #3D4548 — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #48403D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.11:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #48403D
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #48403D?
#48403D is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 25% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% 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 #48403D?
Use white text. White on #48403D has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #48403D?
Its complementary colour is #3D4548, and analogous partners are #483D40 and #48463D.