#46503E
Umber · dark cool green
About #46503E
#46503E is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 31% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 14.0); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #483E50 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #46503E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.48:1).
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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 #46503E?
#46503E is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 31% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #46503E?
Use white text. White on #46503E has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #46503E?
Its complementary colour is #483E50, and analogous partners are #4F503E and #3E503F.