#504641
Umber · dark neutral
About #504641
#504641 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 27% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 69% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Umber (ΔE 7.2); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #414B50 — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #504641 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 9.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.16:1).
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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 #504641?
#504641 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 27% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 69% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #504641?
Use white text. White on #504641 has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #504641?
Its complementary colour is #414B50, and analogous partners are #504143 and #504E41.