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#604C4E

Umber · dark warm gray

About #604C4E

#604C4E is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 38% red, 30% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Umber (ΔE 7.5), with Eggplant the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4C605E (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 7.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.95:1).

Colour codes

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Red96
Green76
Blue78

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 7.5
Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 11.0
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 11.8

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

Text on #604C4E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #604C4E.
7.95:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #604C4E.
2.64:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #604C4E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#604C4E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#4F4F4E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#54524E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#644A4D

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #604C4E?

#604C4E is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 38% red, 30% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #604C4E?

Use white text. White on #604C4E has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #604C4E?

Its complementary colour is #4C605E, and analogous partners are #604C58 and #60544C.