#48422E
Umber · dark warm brown
About #48422E
#48422E is a dark, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 28% red, 26% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 36% yellow and 72% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 11.4), with Walnut the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #2E3448 (charcoal), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.03:1).
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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 #48422E?
#48422E is a dark, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 28% red, 26% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 36% yellow and 72% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #48422E?
Use white text. White on #48422E has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #48422E?
Its complementary colour is #2E3448, and analogous partners are #48352E and #41482E.