#4E4037
Umber · dark warm brown
About #4E4037
#4E4037 is a muted, dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 25% green and 22% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 29% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Umber (ΔE 7.9); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #37454E — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #4E4037 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 9.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.94:1).
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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 #4E4037?
#4E4037 is a muted, dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 25% green and 22% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 29% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #4E4037?
Use white text. White on #4E4037 has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E4037?
Its complementary colour is #37454E, and analogous partners are #4E373A and #4E4B37.