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#485244

Umber · dark cool gray

About #485244

With the hex code #485244, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 28% red, 32% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 68% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 13.1 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4E4452, a eggplant 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 8.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.18:1).

Colour codes

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Red72
Green82
Blue68

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 13.1
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 14.1
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #485244

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #485244.
8.18:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #485244.
2.57:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #485244 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#485244
Protanopia (no red cones)
#535043
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#514F45
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#48514E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #485244?

With the hex code #485244, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 28% red, 32% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 68% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #485244?

Use white text. White on #485244 has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #485244?

Its complementary colour is #4E4452, and analogous partners are #4F5244 and #445247.