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#4E443D

Umber · dark neutral

About #4E443D

With the hex code #4E443D, this is a dark brown with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 27% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 22% 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 #3D474E, 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 — 9.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.47:1).

Colour codes

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Red78
Green68
Blue61

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 7.5
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 8.9
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #4E443D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #4E443D.
9.47:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #4E443D.
2.22:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E443D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E443D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#47453D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#49473D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#514242

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E443D?

With the hex code #4E443D, this is a dark brown with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 27% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 22% 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 #4E443D?

Use white text. White on #4E443D has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #4E443D?

Its complementary colour is #3D474E, and analogous partners are #4E3D3F and #4E4D3D.