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#545346

Umber · dark warm gray

About #545346

With the hex code #545346, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 33% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 67% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #464754, 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 7.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.77:1).

Colour codes

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Red84
Green83
Blue70

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 8.1
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 14.1
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #545346

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #545346.
7.77:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #545346.
2.70:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #545346 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#545346
Protanopia (no red cones)
#565245
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#565346
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#56514F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #545346?

With the hex code #545346, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 33% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 67% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #545346?

Use white text. White on #545346 has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #545346?

Its complementary colour is #464754, and analogous partners are #544C46 and #4E5446.