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#46503D

Umber · dark cool green

About #46503D

#46503D is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 27% red, 31% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 14.2), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #473D50 (eggplant), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.48:1).

Colour codes

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Red70
Green80
Blue61

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 14.2
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 15.7
Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 16.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #46503D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #46503D.
8.48:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #46503D.
2.48:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #46503D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#46503D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#524D3C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#504D3E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#474E4B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #46503D?

#46503D is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 27% red, 31% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #46503D?

Use white text. White on #46503D has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #46503D?

Its complementary colour is #473D50, and analogous partners are #50503D and #3D503E.