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#4E413F

Graphite · dark neutral

About #4E413F

#4E413F is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 25% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 19% yellow and 69% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Graphite (ΔE 8.1); Umber comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #3F4C4E — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #4E413F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 9.76:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.76:1).

Colour codes

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Red78
Green65
Blue63

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 8.1
Umber
#635147 · ΔE 9.0
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 10.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #4E413F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #4E413F.
9.76:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #4E413F.
2.15:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E413F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E413F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#44423F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#47453F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#514040

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E413F?

#4E413F is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 25% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 19% yellow and 69% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #4E413F?

Use white text. White on #4E413F has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #4E413F?

Its complementary colour is #3F4C4E, and analogous partners are #4E3F45 and #4E493F.