#5C4B4E
Umber · dark neutral
About #5C4B4E
#5C4B4E is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 36% red, 29% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 15% yellow and 64% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 8.3); Eggplant comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4B5C59 — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #5C4B4E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.17:1).
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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 #5C4B4E?
#5C4B4E is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 36% red, 29% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 15% yellow and 64% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #5C4B4E?
Use white text. White on #5C4B4E has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5C4B4E?
Its complementary colour is #4B5C59, and analogous partners are #5C4B56 and #5C504B.