#4D5A4E
Umber · dark cool gray
About #4D5A4E
#4D5A4E is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 30% red, 35% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 65% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 13.9); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #5A4D59 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #4D5A4E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.27:1).
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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 #4D5A4E?
#4D5A4E is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 30% red, 35% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 65% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4D5A4E?
Use white text. White on #4D5A4E has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4D5A4E?
Its complementary colour is #5A4D59, and analogous partners are #525A4D and #4D5A55.