#4E5344
Umber · dark cool gray
About #4E5344
#4E5344 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 67% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 11.0), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #494453 (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 7.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.94:1).
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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 #4E5344?
#4E5344 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 67% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4E5344?
Use white text. White on #4E5344 has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E5344?
Its complementary colour is #494453, and analogous partners are #535144 and #475344.