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#4E463F

Umber · dark neutral

About #4E463F

#4E463F is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 27% green and 25% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 19% yellow and 69% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Umber (ΔE 7.5), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #3F474E (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 — 9.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.24:1).

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Red78
Green70
Blue63

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 7.5
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 8.9
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #4E463F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #4E463F.
9.24:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #4E463F.
2.27:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E463F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E463F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#49463F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#4A483F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#514444

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E463F?

#4E463F is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 27% green and 25% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 19% 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 #4E463F?

Use white text. White on #4E463F has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #4E463F?

Its complementary colour is #3F474E, and analogous partners are #4E3F40 and #4E4E3F.