#49574C
Umber · dark cool gray
About #49574C
#49574C is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 29% red, 34% green and 30% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 66% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 14.3); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #574954 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #49574C for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.63:1).
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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 #49574C?
#49574C is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 29% red, 34% green and 30% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 66% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #49574C?
Use white text. White on #49574C has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #49574C?
Its complementary colour is #574954, and analogous partners are #4D5749 and #495753.