#4E4135
Walnut · dark warm brown
About #4E4135
#4E4135 is a dark, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 25% green and 21% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 32% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Walnut (ΔE 7.8), with Umber the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #35424E (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 — 9.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.85:1).
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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 #4E4135?
#4E4135 is a dark, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 25% green and 21% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 32% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #4E4135?
Use white text. White on #4E4135 has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E4135?
Its complementary colour is #35424E, and analogous partners are #4E3536 and #4E4E35.