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#484E37

Umber · dark cool green

About #484E37

#484E37 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 28% red, 31% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 14.0), with Hunter Green the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #3D374E (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 — 8.68:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.68:1).

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Red72
Green78
Blue55

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 14.0
Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 16.5
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 16.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #484E37

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #484E37.
8.68:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #484E37.
2.42:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #484E37 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#484E37
Protanopia (no red cones)
#514B36
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#504B38
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#4A4C48

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #484E37?

#484E37 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 28% red, 31% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #484E37?

Use white text. White on #484E37 has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #484E37?

Its complementary colour is #3D374E, and analogous partners are #4E4937 and #3D4E37.