#4D4E5E
Charcoal · dark cool gray
About #4D4E5E
With the hex code #4D4E5E, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 30% red, 31% green and 37% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Charcoal — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #5E5D4D, 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 8.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.18:1).
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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 #4D4E5E?
With the hex code #4D4E5E, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 30% red, 31% green and 37% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #4D4E5E?
Use white text. White on #4D4E5E has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4D4E5E?
Its complementary colour is #5E5D4D, and analogous partners are #4D575E and #554D5E.