#5B4E44
Umber · dark warm brown
About #5B4E44
With the hex code #5B4E44, this is a dark brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 36% red, 31% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 25% yellow and 64% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Umber — a ΔE of 2.9 — followed by Walnut. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #44515B, 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 8.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.02:1).
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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 #5B4E44?
With the hex code #5B4E44, this is a dark brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 36% red, 31% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 25% yellow and 64% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #5B4E44?
Use white text. White on #5B4E44 has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5B4E44?
Its complementary colour is #44515B, and analogous partners are #5B4446 and #5B5A44.