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#545149

Umber · dark neutral

About #545149

#545149 is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 33% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 67% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Umber (ΔE 7.3), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #494C54 (charcoal), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.92:1).

Colour codes

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Red84
Green81
Blue73

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 7.3
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 12.1
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #545149

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #545149.
7.92:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #545149.
2.65:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #545149 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#545149
Protanopia (no red cones)
#535149
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#545149
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#56504F

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #545149?

#545149 is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 33% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 67% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #545149?

Use white text. White on #545149 has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #545149?

Its complementary colour is #494C54, and analogous partners are #544C49 and #525449.