#495141
Umber · dark cool gray
About #495141
With the hex code #495141, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 29% red, 32% green and 25% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 68% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 12.7 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #494151, a charcoal shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.28:1).
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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 #495141?
With the hex code #495141, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 29% red, 32% green and 25% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 68% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #495141?
Use white text. White on #495141 has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #495141?
Its complementary colour is #494151, and analogous partners are #515141 and #415141.