#484346
Graphite · dark neutral
About #484346
#484346 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 26% green and 27% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 72% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Graphite (ΔE 6.2); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #434845 — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #484346 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 9.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.69:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #484346?
#484346 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 26% green and 27% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 72% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #484346?
Use white text. White on #484346 has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #484346?
Its complementary colour is #434845, and analogous partners are #484348 and #484344.