#5E5A67
Charcoal · dark cool gray
About #5E5A67
#5E5A67 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 37% red, 35% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 13.2); Eggplant comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #63675A — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #5E5A67 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 6.70:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.70:1).
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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 #5E5A67?
#5E5A67 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 37% red, 35% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #5E5A67?
Use white text. White on #5E5A67 has a contrast ratio of 6.70:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #5E5A67?
Its complementary colour is #63675A, and analogous partners are #5A5D67 and #655A67.