#4E433A
Umber · dark neutral
About #4E433A
#4E433A is a near-neutral, dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 26% green and 23% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 26% yellow and 69% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Umber (ΔE 7.4); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #3A454E — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #4E433A for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 9.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.60:1).
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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 #4E433A?
#4E433A is a near-neutral, dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 26% green and 23% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 26% yellow and 69% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #4E433A?
Use white text. White on #4E433A has a contrast ratio of 9.60:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E433A?
Its complementary colour is #3A454E, and analogous partners are #4E3A3B and #4E4D3A.