#5D5437
Umber · dark warm brown
About #5D5437
#5D5437 is a dark, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 36% red, 33% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 41% yellow and 64% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 11.8), with Coffee the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #37405D (prussian blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.53:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.53:1).
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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 #5D5437?
#5D5437 is a dark, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 36% red, 33% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 41% yellow and 64% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #5D5437?
Use white text. White on #5D5437 has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5D5437?
Its complementary colour is #37405D, and analogous partners are #5D4137 and #535D37.