#5E4B4E
Umber · dark warm gray
About #5E4B4E
#5E4B4E is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 37% red, 29% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 17% yellow and 63% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 8.2), with Eggplant the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4B5E5B (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 8.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.10:1).
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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 #5E4B4E?
#5E4B4E is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 37% red, 29% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 17% yellow and 63% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #5E4B4E?
Use white text. White on #5E4B4E has a contrast ratio of 8.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5E4B4E?
Its complementary colour is #4B5E5B, and analogous partners are #5E4B58 and #5E524B.