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#4E4C3F

Umber · dark warm gray

About #4E4C3F

#4E4C3F is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 30% green and 25% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 8.5), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #3F414E (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 — 8.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.64:1).

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Red78
Green76
Blue63

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 8.5
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 11.9
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #4E4C3F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #4E4C3F.
8.64:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #4E4C3F.
2.43:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E4C3F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E4C3F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#4F4B3E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#4F4C3F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#504A48

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E4C3F?

#4E4C3F is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 30% green and 25% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #4E4C3F?

Use white text. White on #4E4C3F has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #4E4C3F?

Its complementary colour is #3F414E, and analogous partners are #4E453F and #494E3F.