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#59635C

Umber · medium neutral

About #59635C

#59635C is a medium, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 35% red, 39% green and 36% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 61% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 13.6), with Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #635960 (umber), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 6.24:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.24:1).

Colour codes

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Red89
Green99
Blue92

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 13.6
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 14.0
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 16.3

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

Text on #59635C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #59635C.
6.24:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #59635C.
3.36:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #59635C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#59635C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#63615C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#61605C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#586361

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Complementary

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Triadic

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Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #59635C?

#59635C is a medium, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 35% red, 39% green and 36% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 61% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #59635C?

Use white text. White on #59635C has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #59635C?

Its complementary colour is #635960, and analogous partners are #5B6359 and #596361.