#565A3F
Umber · dark warm green
About #565A3F
#565A3F is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 34% red, 35% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 65% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 14.1); Hunter Green comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #433F5A — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #565A3F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.17:1).
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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 #565A3F?
#565A3F is a muted, dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 34% red, 35% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 65% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #565A3F?
Use white text. White on #565A3F has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #565A3F?
Its complementary colour is #433F5A, and analogous partners are #5A513F and #495A3F.