#49574B
Umber · dark cool gray
About #49574B
#49574B is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 29% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 66% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 14.4), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #574955 (eggplant), 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 — 7.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.64:1).
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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 #49574B?
#49574B is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 29% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 66% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #49574B?
Use white text. White on #49574B has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #49574B?
Its complementary colour is #574955, and analogous partners are #4E5749 and #495752.