#514B59
Charcoal · dark cool gray
About #514B59
#514B59 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 32% red, 29% green and 35% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 9.9); Eggplant comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #53594B — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #514B59 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.40:1).
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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 #514B59?
#514B59 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 32% red, 29% green and 35% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #514B59?
Use white text. White on #514B59 has a contrast ratio of 8.40:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #514B59?
Its complementary colour is #53594B, and analogous partners are #4B4C59 and #584B59.