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#4B4E3D

Umber · dark warm green

About #4B4E3D

#4B4E3D is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 29% red, 31% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 11.1), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #403D4E (charcoal), 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 — 8.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.55:1).

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Red75
Green78
Blue61

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 11.1
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 14.0
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 15.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #4B4E3D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #4B4E3D.
8.55:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #4B4E3D.
2.46:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #4B4E3D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4B4E3D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#514C3C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#504C3E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#4D4C49

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4B4E3D?

#4B4E3D is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 29% red, 31% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #4B4E3D?

Use white text. White on #4B4E3D has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #4B4E3D?

Its complementary colour is #403D4E, and analogous partners are #4E493D and #434E3D.