#474E41
Umber · dark cool gray
About #474E41
#474E41 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 28% red, 31% green and 25% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 12.2), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #48414E (charcoal), 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 — 8.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.63:1).
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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 #474E41?
#474E41 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 28% red, 31% green and 25% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #474E41?
Use white text. White on #474E41 has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #474E41?
Its complementary colour is #48414E, and analogous partners are #4E4E41 and #414E42.