#554F3D
Umber · dark warm brown
About #554F3D
With the hex code #554F3D, this is a dark brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 31% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 28% yellow and 67% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Umber — a ΔE of 7.5 — followed by Walnut. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #3D4355, a charcoal shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.16:1).
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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 #554F3D?
With the hex code #554F3D, this is a dark brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 31% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 28% yellow and 67% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #554F3D?
Use white text. White on #554F3D has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #554F3D?
Its complementary colour is #3D4355, and analogous partners are #55433D and #4F553D.