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#4D544F

Umber · dark neutral

About #4D544F

With the hex code #4D544F, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 30% red, 33% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 67% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 11.8 — followed by Charcoal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #544D52, a charcoal shade.

In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.79:1).

Colour codes

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Red77
Green84
Blue79

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 11.8
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 11.9
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #4D544F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #4D544F.
7.79:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #4D544F.
2.70:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #4D544F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4D544F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#54534F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#53524F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#4C5452

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4D544F?

With the hex code #4D544F, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 30% red, 33% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 67% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #4D544F?

Use white text. White on #4D544F has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #4D544F?

Its complementary colour is #544D52, and analogous partners are #4E544D and #4D5453.