#545D52
Umber · dark neutral
About #545D52
#545D52 is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 33% red, 36% green and 32% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 64% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 12.4), with Charcoal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5B525D (eggplant), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 6.85:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.85:1).
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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 #545D52?
#545D52 is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 33% red, 36% green and 32% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 64% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #545D52?
Use white text. White on #545D52 has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #545D52?
Its complementary colour is #5B525D, and analogous partners are #5A5D52 and #525D56.