#4E5A5F
Charcoal · dark neutral
About #4E5A5F
#4E5A5F is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 35% green and 37% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 9.7); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #5F534E — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #4E5A5F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.11:1).
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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 #4E5A5F?
#4E5A5F is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 35% green and 37% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #4E5A5F?
Use white text. White on #4E5A5F has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E5A5F?
Its complementary colour is #5F534E, and analogous partners are #4E5F5C and #4E525F.