#474E40
Umber · dark cool gray
About #474E40
With the hex code #474E40, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 28% red, 31% green and 25% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 12.3 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #47404E, a charcoal shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.64:1).
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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 #474E40?
With the hex code #474E40, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 28% red, 31% green and 25% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #474E40?
Use white text. White on #474E40 has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #474E40?
Its complementary colour is #47404E, and analogous partners are #4E4E40 and #404E40.