#634C4E
Umber · dark warm red
About #634C4E
#634C4E is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 39% red, 30% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 21% yellow and 61% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Umber (ΔE 7.6), with Eggplant the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4C6361 (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 7.85:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.85:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #634C4E?
#634C4E is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 39% red, 30% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 21% yellow and 61% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #634C4E?
Use white text. White on #634C4E has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #634C4E?
Its complementary colour is #4C6361, and analogous partners are #634C5A and #63564C.