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#545148

Umber · dark neutral

About #545148

With the hex code #545148, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 32% green and 28% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 67% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Umber — a ΔE of 7.2 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #484B54, 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 7.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.93:1).

Colour codes

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Red84
Green81
Blue72

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 7.2
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 12.4
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 13.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #545148

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #545148.
7.93:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #545148.
2.65:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #545148 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#545148
Protanopia (no red cones)
#535147
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#545148
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#56504E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #545148?

With the hex code #545148, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 32% green and 28% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 67% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #545148?

Use white text. White on #545148 has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #545148?

Its complementary colour is #484B54, and analogous partners are #544B48 and #515448.