#5A5D4E
Umber · dark warm gray
About #5A5D4E
With the hex code #5A5D4E, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 35% red, 36% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 64% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 10.4 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #514E5D, 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 6.75:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.75:1).
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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 #5A5D4E?
With the hex code #5A5D4E, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 35% red, 36% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 64% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #5A5D4E?
Use white text. White on #5A5D4E has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #5A5D4E?
Its complementary colour is #514E5D, and analogous partners are #5D594E and #535D4E.