#574D4E
Umber · dark neutral
About #574D4E
#574D4E is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 34% red, 30% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 66% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 8.2); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4D5756 — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #574D4E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.15:1).
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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 #574D4E?
#574D4E is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 34% red, 30% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 66% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #574D4E?
Use white text. White on #574D4E has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #574D4E?
Its complementary colour is #4D5756, and analogous partners are #574D53 and #57514D.