#545642
Umber · dark warm green
About #545642
#545642 is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 34% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 66% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 10.8); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #444256 — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #545642 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.54:1).
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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 #545642?
#545642 is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 34% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 66% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #545642?
Use white text. White on #545642 has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #545642?
Its complementary colour is #444256, and analogous partners are #564E42 and #4A5642.