#4E4D5C
Charcoal · dark cool gray
About #4E4D5C
#4E4D5C is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 30% green and 36% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 8.7), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5B5C4D (umber), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.27:1).
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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 #4E4D5C?
#4E4D5C is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 30% green and 36% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4E4D5C?
Use white text. White on #4E4D5C has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E4D5C?
Its complementary colour is #5B5C4D, and analogous partners are #4D535C and #554D5C.