#525942
Umber · dark cool green
About #525942
With the hex code #525942, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 32% red, 35% green and 26% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 65% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 13.7 — followed by Hunter Green. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #494259, a eggplant 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 7.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.33:1).
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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 #525942?
With the hex code #525942, this is a dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 32% red, 35% green and 26% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 65% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #525942?
Use white text. White on #525942 has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #525942?
Its complementary colour is #494259, and analogous partners are #595542 and #475942.