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#4E433B

Umber · dark neutral

About #4E433B

With the hex code #4E433B, this is a dark brown with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 26% green and 23% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 24% yellow and 69% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Umber — a ΔE of 7.5 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #3B464E, a charcoal shade.

In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 9.59:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.59:1).

Colour codes

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Red78
Green67
Blue59

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 7.5
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 9.3
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 9.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #4E433B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #4E433B.
9.59:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #4E433B.
2.19:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E433B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E433B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#46443A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#49463B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#524141

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E433B?

With the hex code #4E433B, this is a dark brown with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 26% green and 23% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 24% yellow and 69% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #4E433B?

Use white text. White on #4E433B has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #4E433B?

Its complementary colour is #3B464E, and analogous partners are #4E3B3D and #4E4D3B.