#556152
Umber · dark cool gray
About #556152
With the hex code #556152, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 38% green and 32% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 62% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 14.2 — followed by Eucalyptus. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #5E5261, a eggplant 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 6.53:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.53:1).
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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 #556152?
With the hex code #556152, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 38% green and 32% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 62% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #556152?
Use white text. White on #556152 has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #556152?
Its complementary colour is #5E5261, and analogous partners are #5D6152 and #526156.