#554C42
Umber · dark neutral
About #554C42
#554C42 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 30% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 22% yellow and 67% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Umber (ΔE 5.1); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #424B55 — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #554C42 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.40:1).
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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 #554C42?
#554C42 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 30% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 22% yellow and 67% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #554C42?
Use white text. White on #554C42 has a contrast ratio of 8.40:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #554C42?
Its complementary colour is #424B55, and analogous partners are #554342 and #555542.