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#54584F

Umber · dark neutral

About #54584F

#54584F is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 35% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 65% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 10.1); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #534F58 — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #54584F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.28:1).

Colour codes

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Red84
Green88
Blue79

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 10.1
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 14.5
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #54584F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #54584F.
7.28:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #54584F.
2.89:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#54584F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#59574F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#58564F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#555755

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #54584F?

#54584F is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 35% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% 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 #54584F?

Use white text. White on #54584F has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #54584F?

Its complementary colour is #534F58, and analogous partners are #58574F and #4F584F.