#545E52
Umber · dark cool gray
About #545E52
#545E52 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 37% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 63% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 12.9); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #5C525E — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #545E52 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 6.77:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.77:1).
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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 #545E52?
#545E52 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 37% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 63% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #545E52?
Use white text. White on #545E52 has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #545E52?
Its complementary colour is #5C525E, and analogous partners are #5A5E52 and #525E56.