#4E5456
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #4E5456
#4E5456 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 33% green and 34% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 9.2); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #56504E — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #4E5456 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.70:1).
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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 #4E5456?
#4E5456 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 33% green and 34% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #4E5456?
Use white text. White on #4E5456 has a contrast ratio of 7.70:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E5456?
Its complementary colour is #56504E, and analogous partners are #4E5654 and #4E5056.