#455243
Umber · dark cool gray
About #455243
#455243 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 32% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 68% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 14.6); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #504352 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #455243 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.26:1).
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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 #455243?
#455243 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 32% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 68% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #455243?
Use white text. White on #455243 has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #455243?
Its complementary colour is #504352, and analogous partners are #4D5243 and #435249.