#4E5144
Umber · dark warm gray
About #4E5144
#4E5144 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 32% green and 27% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 68% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 10.0); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #474451 — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #4E5144 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.13:1).
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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 #4E5144?
#4E5144 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 32% green and 27% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 68% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #4E5144?
Use white text. White on #4E5144 has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E5144?
Its complementary colour is #474451, and analogous partners are #514D44 and #485144.