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#4C4E39

Umber · dark warm green

About #4C4E39

#4C4E39 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 30% red, 31% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 11.8), with Walnut the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #3B394E (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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Red76
Green78
Blue57

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 11.8
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 15.5
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #4C4E39

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #4C4E39.
8.55:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #4C4E39.
2.46:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #4C4E39 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4C4E39
Protanopia (no red cones)
#514C38
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#514D3A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#4F4B48

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4C4E39?

#4C4E39 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 30% red, 31% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #4C4E39?

Use white text. White on #4C4E39 has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #4C4E39?

Its complementary colour is #3B394E, and analogous partners are #4E4639 and #424E39.