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#614A4E

Umber · dark warm red

About #614A4E

With the hex code #614A4E, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 38% red, 29% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 20% yellow and 62% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 8.9 — followed by Eggplant. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4A615D, a charcoal shade.

In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.08:1).

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Red97
Green74
Blue78

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 8.9
Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 9.3
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #614A4E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #614A4E.
8.08:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #614A4E.
2.60:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #614A4E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#614A4E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#4D4D4E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#53514E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#65484B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #614A4E?

With the hex code #614A4E, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 38% red, 29% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 20% yellow and 62% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #614A4E?

Use white text. White on #614A4E has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #614A4E?

Its complementary colour is #4A615D, and analogous partners are #614A5A and #61524A.