#495243
Umber · dark cool gray
About #495243
With the hex code #495243, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 29% red, 32% green and 26% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 68% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 12.8 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4C4352, 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 — 8.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.17:1).
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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 #495243?
With the hex code #495243, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 29% red, 32% green and 26% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 68% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #495243?
Use white text. White on #495243 has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #495243?
Its complementary colour is #4C4352, and analogous partners are #515243 and #435245.