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#4E4D3F

Umber · dark warm gray

About #4E4D3F

#4E4D3F is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 30% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 19% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 8.9); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #3F404E — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #4E4D3F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.55:1).

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Red78
Green77
Blue63

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 8.9
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 12.5
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #4E4D3F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #4E4D3F.
8.55:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #4E4D3F.
2.46:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E4D3F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E4D3F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#504C3E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#504D3F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#504B49

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E4D3F?

#4E4D3F is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 30% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 19% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #4E4D3F?

Use white text. White on #4E4D3F has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #4E4D3F?

Its complementary colour is #3F404E, and analogous partners are #4E463F and #484E3F.