#515A4E
Umber · dark cool gray
About #515A4E
With the hex code #515A4E, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 32% red, 35% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 65% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 12.3 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #574E5A, a charcoal shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.19:1).
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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 #515A4E?
With the hex code #515A4E, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 32% red, 35% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 65% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #515A4E?
Use white text. White on #515A4E has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #515A4E?
Its complementary colour is #574E5A, and analogous partners are #575A4E and #4E5A51.