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#575D4E

Umber · dark cool gray

About #575D4E

With the hex code #575D4E, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 34% red, 36% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 64% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 11.5 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #544E5D, a charcoal 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 6.82:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.82:1).

Colour codes

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Red87
Green93
Blue78

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 11.5
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 17.8
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 17.8

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

Text on #575D4E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #575D4E.
6.82:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #575D4E.
3.08:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #575D4E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#575D4E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#5F5B4D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#5E5B4F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#585B59

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #575D4E?

With the hex code #575D4E, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 34% red, 36% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 64% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #575D4E?

Use white text. White on #575D4E has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #575D4E?

Its complementary colour is #544E5D, and analogous partners are #5D5C4E and #505D4E.