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#604E4F

Umber · dark warm gray

About #604E4F

#604E4F is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 38% red, 31% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 18% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Umber (ΔE 6.8), with Walnut the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4E605F (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 — 7.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.78:1).

Colour codes

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Red96
Green78
Blue79

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 6.8
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 12.0
Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #604E4F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #604E4F.
7.78:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #604E4F.
2.70:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #604E4F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#604E4F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#51504F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#55544F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#644D4E

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #604E4F?

#604E4F is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 38% red, 31% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 18% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #604E4F?

Use white text. White on #604E4F has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #604E4F?

Its complementary colour is #4E605F, and analogous partners are #604E58 and #60564E.