#52604E
Umber · dark cool gray
About #52604E
#52604E is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 32% red, 38% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Umber and Hunter Green (ΔE 15.3), with Hunter Green the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5C4E60 (eggplant), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 6.68:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.68:1).
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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 #52604E?
#52604E is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 32% red, 38% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #52604E?
Use white text. White on #52604E has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #52604E?
Its complementary colour is #5C4E60, and analogous partners are #5B604E and #4E6053.