#5B4E46
Umber · dark neutral
About #5B4E46
#5B4E46 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 36% red, 31% green and 27% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 23% yellow and 64% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Umber (ΔE 3.2); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #46535B — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #5B4E46 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.01:1).
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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 #5B4E46?
#5B4E46 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 36% red, 31% green and 27% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 23% yellow and 64% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #5B4E46?
Use white text. White on #5B4E46 has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5B4E46?
Its complementary colour is #46535B, and analogous partners are #5B4649 and #5B5946.