#4E3733
Walnut · dark warm red
About #4E3733
#4E3733 is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 22% green and 20% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 35% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Walnut (ΔE 7.6), with Espresso the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #334A4E (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 — 10.95:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.95:1).
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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 #4E3733?
#4E3733 is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 22% green and 20% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 35% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #4E3733?
Use white text. White on #4E3733 has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E3733?
Its complementary colour is #334A4E, and analogous partners are #4E333C and #4E4533.