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#54584D

Umber · dark neutral

About #54584D

With the hex code #54584D, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 35% green and 30% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 65% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 10.1 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #514D58, a charcoal shade.

In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.29:1).

Colour codes

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Red84
Green88
Blue77

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 10.1
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 15.0
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 16.1

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

Text on #54584D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #54584D.
7.29:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #54584D.
2.88:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #54584D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#54584D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#59574C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#59564D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#555755

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #54584D?

With the hex code #54584D, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 35% green and 30% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 65% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #54584D?

Use white text. White on #54584D has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #54584D?

Its complementary colour is #514D58, and analogous partners are #58564D and #4E584D.