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#495147

Umber · dark neutral

About #495147

With the hex code #495147, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 29% red, 32% green and 28% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 68% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 12.1 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4F4751, 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 — 8.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.23:1).

Colour codes

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Red73
Green81
Blue71

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 12.1
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 12.3
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #495147

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #495147.
8.23:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #495147.
2.55:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #495147 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#495147
Protanopia (no red cones)
#524F46
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#504E47
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#49504E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #495147?

With the hex code #495147, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 29% red, 32% green and 28% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 68% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #495147?

Use white text. White on #495147 has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #495147?

Its complementary colour is #4F4751, and analogous partners are #4E5147 and #47514A.