#5D5B4E
Umber · dark neutral
About #5D5B4E
#5D5B4E is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 36% red, 36% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 64% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Umber (ΔE 8.0), with Walnut the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4E505D (charcoal), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 6.84:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.84:1).
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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 #5D5B4E?
#5D5B4E is a dark, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 36% red, 36% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 64% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #5D5B4E?
Use white text. White on #5D5B4E has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #5D5B4E?
Its complementary colour is #4E505D, and analogous partners are #5D544E and #585D4E.