#4E5040
Umber · dark warm gray
About #4E5040
With the hex code #4E5040, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 31% green and 25% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 10.1 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #424050, 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 8.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.25:1).
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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 #4E5040?
With the hex code #4E5040, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 31% green and 25% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #4E5040?
Use white text. White on #4E5040 has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E5040?
Its complementary colour is #424050, and analogous partners are #504A40 and #465040.