#474A2E
Umber · dark warm green
About #474A2E
#474A2E is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 29% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 71% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Umber and Walnut (ΔE 15.5); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #312E4A — a prussian blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #474A2E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 9.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.18:1).
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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 #474A2E?
#474A2E is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 29% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 71% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #474A2E?
Use white text. White on #474A2E has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #474A2E?
Its complementary colour is #312E4A, and analogous partners are #4A3F2E and #394A2E.