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#604E52

Umber · dark warm gray

About #604E52

#604E52 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 38% red, 31% green and 32% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 15% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 8.6), with Eggplant the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4E605C (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 7.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.75:1).

Colour codes

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Red96
Green78
Blue82

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 8.6
Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 10.9
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #604E52

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #604E52.
7.75:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #604E52.
2.71:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #604E52 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#604E52
Protanopia (no red cones)
#505152
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#545452
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#634D4F

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #604E52?

#604E52 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 38% red, 31% green and 32% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 15% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #604E52?

Use white text. White on #604E52 has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #604E52?

Its complementary colour is #4E605C, and analogous partners are #604E5B and #60534E.