#5B4E49
Umber · dark neutral
About #5B4E49
#5B4E49 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 36% red, 31% green and 29% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 64% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Umber (ΔE 4.3); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #49565B — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #5B4E49 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.98:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.98:1).
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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 #5B4E49?
#5B4E49 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 36% red, 31% green and 29% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% 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 #5B4E49?
Use white text. White on #5B4E49 has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5B4E49?
Its complementary colour is #49565B, and analogous partners are #5B494D and #5B5749.