#495C5A
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #495C5A
With the hex code #495C5A, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 64% 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 12.2 — followed by Dark Teal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #5C494B, 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 7.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.09:1).
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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 #495C5A?
With the hex code #495C5A, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 64% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #495C5A?
Use white text. White on #495C5A has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #495C5A?
Its complementary colour is #5C494B, and analogous partners are #495C51 and #49545C.