#4C4E56
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #4C4E56
With the hex code #4C4E56, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 30% red, 31% green and 34% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Charcoal — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #56544C, 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 8.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.30:1).
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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 #4C4E56?
With the hex code #4C4E56, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 30% red, 31% green and 34% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #4C4E56?
Use white text. White on #4C4E56 has a contrast ratio of 8.30:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4C4E56?
Its complementary colour is #56544C, and analogous partners are #4C5356 and #4F4C56.