#484451
Charcoal · dark cool gray
About #484451
#484451 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 27% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 8.0); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4D5144 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #484451 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 9.45:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.45:1).
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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 #484451?
#484451 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 27% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #484451?
Use white text. White on #484451 has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #484451?
Its complementary colour is #4D5144, and analogous partners are #444651 and #4E4451.