#4E4938
Umber · dark warm brown
About #4E4938
With the hex code #4E4938, this is a dark brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 29% green and 22% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Walnut. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #383D4E, a charcoal shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 9.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.00:1).
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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 #4E4938?
With the hex code #4E4938, this is a dark brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 29% green and 22% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #4E4938?
Use white text. White on #4E4938 has a contrast ratio of 9.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E4938?
Its complementary colour is #383D4E, and analogous partners are #4E3E38 and #484E38.