#4E4639
Umber · dark warm brown
About #4E4639
#4E4639 is a dark, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 27% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 27% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Umber (ΔE 7.6), with Walnut the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #39414E (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 — 9.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.30:1).
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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 #4E4639?
#4E4639 is a dark, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 27% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 27% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #4E4639?
Use white text. White on #4E4639 has a contrast ratio of 9.30:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E4639?
Its complementary colour is #39414E, and analogous partners are #4E3C39 and #4C4E39.