#4A4E33
Umber · dark warm green
About #4A4E33
#4A4E33 is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 29% red, 31% green and 20% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 14.8); Hunter Green comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #37334E — a prussian blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #4A4E33 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.65:1).
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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 #4A4E33?
#4A4E33 is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 29% red, 31% green and 20% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #4A4E33?
Use white text. White on #4A4E33 has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4A4E33?
Its complementary colour is #37334E, and analogous partners are #4E4533 and #3C4E33.