#6A4E4C
Umber · dark warm red
About #6A4E4C
#6A4E4C is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 42% red, 31% green and 30% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 28% yellow and 58% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Umber (ΔE 6.4); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4C686A — a slate gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #6A4E4C for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.48:1).
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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 #6A4E4C?
#6A4E4C is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 42% red, 31% green and 30% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 28% yellow and 58% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #6A4E4C?
Use white text. White on #6A4E4C has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #6A4E4C?
Its complementary colour is #4C686A, and analogous partners are #6A4C59 and #6A5D4C.