#514547
Graphite · dark neutral
About #514547
#514547 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 32% red, 27% green and 28% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 68% 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 Graphite (ΔE 8.9); Umber comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #45514F — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #514547 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 9.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.16:1).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #514547
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #514547 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #514547?
#514547 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 32% red, 27% green and 28% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 68% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #514547?
Use white text. White on #514547 has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #514547?
Its complementary colour is #45514F, and analogous partners are #51454D and #514945.