#4A5145
Umber · dark cool gray
About #4A5145
#4A5145 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 29% red, 32% green and 27% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 68% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 11.7); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4C4551 — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #4A5145 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.22:1).
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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 #4A5145?
#4A5145 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 29% red, 32% green and 27% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 68% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4A5145?
Use white text. White on #4A5145 has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4A5145?
Its complementary colour is #4C4551, and analogous partners are #505145 and #455146.