#5B6053
Umber · dark cool gray
About #5B6053
With the hex code #5B6053, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 36% red, 38% green and 33% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 62% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 11.3 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #585360, 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 — 6.48:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.48:1).
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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 #5B6053?
With the hex code #5B6053, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 36% red, 38% green and 33% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 62% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #5B6053?
Use white text. White on #5B6053 has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #5B6053?
Its complementary colour is #585360, and analogous partners are #605F53 and #556053.