#514B3F
Umber · dark warm brown
About #514B3F
With the hex code #514B3F, this is a dark brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 32% red, 29% green and 25% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 22% yellow and 68% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Umber — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Walnut. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #3F4551, a charcoal shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.65:1).
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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 #514B3F?
With the hex code #514B3F, this is a dark brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 32% red, 29% green and 25% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 22% yellow and 68% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #514B3F?
Use white text. White on #514B3F has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #514B3F?
Its complementary colour is #3F4551, and analogous partners are #51423F and #4E513F.