#5D5C4E
Umber · dark warm gray
About #5D5C4E
#5D5C4E is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 36% red, 36% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 64% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 8.6); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4E4F5D — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #5D5C4E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 6.76:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.76:1).
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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 #5D5C4E?
#5D5C4E is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 36% red, 36% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 64% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #5D5C4E?
Use white text. White on #5D5C4E has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #5D5C4E?
Its complementary colour is #4E4F5D, and analogous partners are #5D554E and #575D4E.