#54574A
Umber · dark warm gray
About #54574A
#54574A is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 34% green and 29% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 66% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 9.8); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4D4A57 — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #54574A for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.40:1).
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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 #54574A?
#54574A is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 34% green and 29% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 66% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #54574A?
Use white text. White on #54574A has a contrast ratio of 7.40:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #54574A?
Its complementary colour is #4D4A57, and analogous partners are #57544A and #4E574A.