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#4E433C

Umber · dark neutral

About #4E433C

#4E433C is a dark, near-neutral brown colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 26% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 23% yellow and 69% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Umber (ΔE 7.6), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #3C474E (charcoal), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 9.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.58:1).

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Red78
Green67
Blue60

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 7.6
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 9.0
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #4E433C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #4E433C.
9.58:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #4E433C.
2.19:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E433C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E433C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#46443C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#49463C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#514141

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E433C?

#4E433C is a dark, near-neutral brown colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 26% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 23% yellow and 69% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #4E433C?

Use white text. White on #4E433C has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #4E433C?

Its complementary colour is #3C474E, and analogous partners are #4E3C3E and #4E4C3C.