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#74635F

Umber · medium neutral

About #74635F

#74635F is a medium, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 45% red, 39% green and 37% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 8.4), with Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5F7074 (slate gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.69:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.69:1).

Colour codes

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RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red116
Green99
Blue95

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 8.4
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 12.8
Mocha
#967969 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #74635F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #74635F.
5.69:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #74635F.
3.69:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #74635F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#74635F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#67655F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#6A685F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#786162

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #74635F?

#74635F is a medium, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 45% red, 39% green and 37% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #74635F?

Use white text. White on #74635F has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #74635F?

Its complementary colour is #5F7074, and analogous partners are #745F66 and #746E5F.