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#604F52

Umber · dark neutral

About #604F52

#604F52 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 38% red, 31% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 15% yellow and 62% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 8.0); Eggplant comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4F605D — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #604F52 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.67:1).

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Red96
Green79
Blue82

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 8.0
Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 11.7
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #604F52

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #604F52.
7.67:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #604F52.
2.74:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #604F52 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#604F52
Protanopia (no red cones)
#515152
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#555452
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#634E50

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #604F52?

#604F52 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 38% red, 31% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 15% yellow and 62% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #604F52?

Use white text. White on #604F52 has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #604F52?

Its complementary colour is #4F605D, and analogous partners are #604F5B and #60554F.