#4D4E5B
Charcoal · dark cool gray
About #4D4E5B
With the hex code #4D4E5B, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 30% red, 31% green and 36% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Charcoal — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #5B5A4D, 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 — 8.21:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.21:1).
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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 #4D4E5B?
With the hex code #4D4E5B, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 30% red, 31% green and 36% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #4D4E5B?
Use white text. White on #4D4E5B has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4D4E5B?
Its complementary colour is #5B5A4D, and analogous partners are #4D555B and #534D5B.