#53604E
Umber · dark cool gray
About #53604E
#53604E is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 38% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 14.9); Hunter Green comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #5B4E60 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #53604E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 6.66:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.66:1).
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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 #53604E?
#53604E is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 38% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #53604E?
Use white text. White on #53604E has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #53604E?
Its complementary colour is #5B4E60, and analogous partners are #5C604E and #4E6052.