#474A2B
Umber · dark warm green
About #474A2B
#474A2B is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 29% green and 17% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 71% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Umber and Hunter Green (ΔE 16.8); Hunter Green comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2E2B4A — a oxford blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #474A2B for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 9.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.20:1).
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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 #474A2B?
#474A2B is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 29% green and 17% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 71% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #474A2B?
Use white text. White on #474A2B has a contrast ratio of 9.20:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #474A2B?
Its complementary colour is #2E2B4A, and analogous partners are #4A3D2B and #374A2B.