#554342
Umber · dark warm red
About #554342
#554342 is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 26% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 22% yellow and 67% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Umber (ΔE 7.9); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #425455 — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #554342 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 9.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.26:1).
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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 #554342?
#554342 is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 26% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 22% yellow and 67% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #554342?
Use white text. White on #554342 has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #554342?
Its complementary colour is #425455, and analogous partners are #55424B and #554D42.