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#584D4E

Umber · dark neutral

About #584D4E

With the hex code #584D4E, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 35% red, 30% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 65% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Umber — a ΔE of 8.0 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4D5857, 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 8.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.12:1).

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Red88
Green77
Blue78

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 8.0
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 11.4
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #584D4E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #584D4E.
8.12:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #584D4E.
2.59:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #584D4E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#584D4E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#4F4E4E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#51504E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#5A4C4D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #584D4E?

With the hex code #584D4E, this is a dark gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 35% red, 30% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 65% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #584D4E?

Use white text. White on #584D4E has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #584D4E?

Its complementary colour is #4D5857, and analogous partners are #584D54 and #58514D.