#545F4F
Umber · dark cool gray
About #545F4F
With the hex code #545F4F, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 37% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 63% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 13.8 — followed by Eucalyptus. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #5A4F5F, a eggplant 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 — 6.72:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.72:1).
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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 #545F4F?
With the hex code #545F4F, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 37% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 63% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #545F4F?
Use white text. White on #545F4F has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #545F4F?
Its complementary colour is #5A4F5F, and analogous partners are #5C5F4F and #4F5F52.