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#4F4E44

Umber · dark neutral

About #4F4E44

With the hex code #4F4E44, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 31% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 69% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #44454F, 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 8.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.38:1).

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Red79
Green78
Blue68

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 8.4
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 11.4
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 14.1

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #4F4E44

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #4F4E44.
8.38:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #4F4E44.
2.51:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #4F4E44 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4F4E44
Protanopia (no red cones)
#504D43
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#504E44
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#514D4B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4F4E44?

With the hex code #4F4E44, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 31% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 69% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #4F4E44?

Use white text. White on #4F4E44 has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #4F4E44?

Its complementary colour is #44454F, and analogous partners are #4F4944 and #4A4F44.