#4E4D5B
Charcoal · dark cool gray
About #4E4D5B
With the hex code #4E4D5B, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 30% green and 36% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Charcoal — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #5A5B4D, 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 — 8.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.28:1).
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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 #4E4D5B?
With the hex code #4E4D5B, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 30% green and 36% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #4E4D5B?
Use white text. White on #4E4D5B has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E4D5B?
Its complementary colour is #5A5B4D, and analogous partners are #4D535B and #554D5B.