#4E4D54
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #4E4D54
#4E4D54 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 30% green and 33% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 8.1); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #53544D — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #4E4D54 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.35:1).
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #4E4D54?
#4E4D54 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 30% green and 33% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #4E4D54?
Use white text. White on #4E4D54 has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E4D54?
Its complementary colour is #53544D, and analogous partners are #4D4F54 and #524D54.