#4E523D
Umber · dark warm green
About #4E523D
#4E523D is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 32% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 68% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 12.1); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #413D52 — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #4E523D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.08:1).
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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 #4E523D?
#4E523D is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 32% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 68% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #4E523D?
Use white text. White on #4E523D has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E523D?
Its complementary colour is #413D52, and analogous partners are #524C3D and #44523D.