#554346
Umber · dark warm gray
About #554346
With the hex code #554346, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 26% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 18% yellow and 67% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Eggplant. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #435552, a charcoal shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 9.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.22:1).
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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 #554346?
With the hex code #554346, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 26% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 18% yellow and 67% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #554346?
Use white text. White on #554346 has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #554346?
Its complementary colour is #435552, and analogous partners are #55434F and #554943.