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#4B413D

Graphite · dark neutral

About #4B413D

With the hex code #4B413D, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 29% red, 25% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 19% yellow and 71% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Graphite — a ΔE of 7.2 — followed by Umber. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #3D474B, a charcoal 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 — 9.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.89:1).

Colour codes

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Red75
Green65
Blue61

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 7.2
Umber
#635147 · ΔE 9.2
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 11.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #4B413D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #4B413D.
9.89:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #4B413D.
2.12:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #4B413D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4B413D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#43423D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#46443D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#4E4040

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4B413D?

With the hex code #4B413D, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 29% red, 25% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 19% yellow and 71% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #4B413D?

Use white text. White on #4B413D has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #4B413D?

Its complementary colour is #3D474B, and analogous partners are #4B3D40 and #4B483D.