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#565347

Umber · dark neutral

About #565347

With the hex code #565347, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 34% red, 33% green and 28% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 66% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Umber — a ΔE of 7.0 — followed by Walnut. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #474A56, 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 — 7.71:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.71:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red86
Green83
Blue71

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 7.0
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 13.7
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 13.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #565347

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #565347.
7.71:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #565347.
2.72:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #565347 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#565347
Protanopia (no red cones)
#565246
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#575347
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#595150

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #565347?

With the hex code #565347, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 34% red, 33% green and 28% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 66% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #565347?

Use white text. White on #565347 has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #565347?

Its complementary colour is #474A56, and analogous partners are #564C47 and #525647.