#565D47
Umber · dark cool green
About #565D47
#565D47 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 34% red, 36% green and 28% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 64% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 13.5), with Hunter Green the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4E475D (eggplant), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 6.88:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.88:1).
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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 #565D47?
#565D47 is a dark, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 34% red, 36% green and 28% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 64% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #565D47?
Use white text. White on #565D47 has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #565D47?
Its complementary colour is #4E475D, and analogous partners are #5D5947 and #4B5D47.