#4B4E55
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #4B4E55
#4B4E55 is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 29% red, 31% green and 33% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Visually it is very close to Charcoal (ΔE 6.9), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #55524B (umber), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.33:1).
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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 #4B4E55?
#4B4E55 is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 29% red, 31% green and 33% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #4B4E55?
Use white text. White on #4B4E55 has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4B4E55?
Its complementary colour is #55524B, and analogous partners are #4B5355 and #4D4B55.