#4A4E61
Charcoal · dark cool blue
About #4A4E61
With the hex code #4A4E61, this is a dark blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 29% red, 31% green and 38% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Charcoal — a ΔE of 8.9 — followed by Gunmetal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #615D4A, a umber shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.22:1).
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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 #4A4E61?
With the hex code #4A4E61, this is a dark blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 29% red, 31% green and 38% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #4A4E61?
Use white text. White on #4A4E61 has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4A4E61?
Its complementary colour is #615D4A, and analogous partners are #4A5961 and #524A61.