#4B4E5E
Charcoal · dark cool gray
About #4B4E5E
#4B4E5E is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 29% red, 31% green and 37% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Charcoal (ΔE 8.0), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5E5B4B (umber), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.23:1).
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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 #4B4E5E?
#4B4E5E is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 29% red, 31% green and 37% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4B4E5E?
Use white text. White on #4B4E5E has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4B4E5E?
Its complementary colour is #5E5B4B, and analogous partners are #4B585E and #524B5E.