#554C48
Umber · dark neutral
About #554C48
#554C48 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 30% green and 28% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% 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 6.4); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #485155 — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #554C48 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.35:1).
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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 #554C48?
#554C48 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 30% green and 28% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 67% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #554C48?
Use white text. White on #554C48 has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #554C48?
Its complementary colour is #485155, and analogous partners are #55484B and #555348.