#534740
Umber · dark neutral
About #534740
#534740 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 28% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 23% yellow and 67% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Umber (ΔE 5.8); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #404C53 — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #534740 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.96:1).
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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 #534740?
#534740 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 28% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 23% yellow and 67% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #534740?
Use white text. White on #534740 has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #534740?
Its complementary colour is #404C53, and analogous partners are #534042 and #535140.