#474B2F
Umber · dark warm green
About #474B2F
#474B2F is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 28% red, 29% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 71% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Umber and Hunter Green (ΔE 15.6), with Hunter Green the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #332F4B (prussian blue), 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 — 9.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.07:1).
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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 #474B2F?
#474B2F is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 28% red, 29% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 71% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #474B2F?
Use white text. White on #474B2F has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #474B2F?
Its complementary colour is #332F4B, and analogous partners are #4B412F and #394B2F.