#4E4F40
Umber · dark warm gray
About #4E4F40
#4E4F40 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 31% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 9.6); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #41404F — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #4E4F40 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.35:1).
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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 #4E4F40?
#4E4F40 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 31% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #4E4F40?
Use white text. White on #4E4F40 has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E4F40?
Its complementary colour is #41404F, and analogous partners are #4F4940 and #474F40.