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#4E503E

Umber · dark warm green

About #4E503E

#4E503E is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 31% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 10.6), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #403E50 (charcoal), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.26:1).

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Red78
Green80
Blue62

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 10.6
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 15.0
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #4E503E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #4E503E.
8.26:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #4E503E.
2.54:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E503E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E503E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#534E3D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#534F3F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#504E4B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E503E?

#4E503E is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 31% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #4E503E?

Use white text. White on #4E503E has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #4E503E?

Its complementary colour is #403E50, and analogous partners are #50493E and #45503E.