#4E5245
Umber · dark cool gray
About #4E5245
#4E5245 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 32% green and 27% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 68% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 10.4), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #494552 (charcoal), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.03:1).
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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 #4E5245?
#4E5245 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 32% green and 27% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 68% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4E5245?
Use white text. White on #4E5245 has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E5245?
Its complementary colour is #494552, and analogous partners are #525045 and #485245.