#4E5360
Charcoal · dark cool gray
About #4E5360
#4E5360 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 33% green and 38% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 8.2); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #605B4E — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #4E5360 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.69:1).
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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 #4E5360?
#4E5360 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 33% green and 38% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4E5360?
Use white text. White on #4E5360 has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E5360?
Its complementary colour is #605B4E, and analogous partners are #4E5C60 and #524E60.