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#604D4D

Umber · dark warm gray

About #604D4D

#604D4D is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 38% red, 30% green and 30% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 20% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Umber (ΔE 6.2), with Walnut the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4D6060 (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 — 7.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.88:1).

Colour codes

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Red96
Green77
Blue77

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 6.2
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 11.1
Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #604D4D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #604D4D.
7.88:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #604D4D.
2.67:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #604D4D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#604D4D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#504F4D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#55534D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#644B4D

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #604D4D?

#604D4D is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 38% red, 30% green and 30% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 20% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #604D4D?

Use white text. White on #604D4D has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #604D4D?

Its complementary colour is #4D6060, and analogous partners are #604D57 and #60574D.