#554E42
Umber · dark warm brown
About #554E42
#554E42 is a dark, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 33% red, 31% green and 26% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 22% yellow and 67% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Umber (ΔE 5.7), with Walnut the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #424955 (charcoal), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.22:1).
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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 #554E42?
#554E42 is a dark, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 33% red, 31% green and 26% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 22% yellow and 67% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #554E42?
Use white text. White on #554E42 has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #554E42?
Its complementary colour is #424955, and analogous partners are #554542 and #525542.