#484334
Umber · dark warm brown
About #484334
#484334 is a muted, dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 26% green and 20% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 28% yellow and 72% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 10.0); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #343948 — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #484334 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 9.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.87:1).
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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 #484334?
#484334 is a muted, dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 26% green and 20% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 28% yellow and 72% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #484334?
Use white text. White on #484334 has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #484334?
Its complementary colour is #343948, and analogous partners are #483934 and #434834.