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#545348

Umber · dark neutral

About #545348

#545348 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 33% green and 28% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% 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 7.9); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #484954 — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #545348 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.76:1).

Colour codes

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Red84
Green83
Blue72

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 7.9
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 13.4
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #545348

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #545348.
7.76:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #545348.
2.71:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #545348 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#545348
Protanopia (no red cones)
#555247
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#565348
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#565150

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #545348?

#545348 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 33% green and 28% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% 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 #545348?

Use white text. White on #545348 has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #545348?

Its complementary colour is #484954, and analogous partners are #544D48 and #4F5448.