#595242
Umber · dark warm brown
About #595242
With the hex code #595242, this is a dark brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 35% red, 32% green and 26% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 26% yellow and 65% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Umber — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Walnut. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #424959, 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 7.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.75:1).
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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 #595242?
With the hex code #595242, this is a dark brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 35% red, 32% green and 26% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 26% yellow and 65% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #595242?
Use white text. White on #595242 has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #595242?
Its complementary colour is #424959, and analogous partners are #594742 and #555942.