#5B4E47
Umber · dark neutral
About #5B4E47
With the hex code #5B4E47, this is a dark brown with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 36% red, 31% green and 28% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 22% yellow and 64% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Umber — a ΔE of 3.5 — followed by Walnut. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #47545B, a charcoal shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.00:1).
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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 #5B4E47?
With the hex code #5B4E47, this is a dark brown with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 36% red, 31% green and 28% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 22% yellow and 64% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #5B4E47?
Use white text. White on #5B4E47 has a contrast ratio of 8.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5B4E47?
Its complementary colour is #47545B, and analogous partners are #5B474A and #5B5847.