#5E5D4E
Umber · dark warm gray
About #5E5D4E
#5E5D4E is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 37% red, 36% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 63% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 8.9), with Walnut the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4E4F5E (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 6.66:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.66:1).
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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 #5E5D4E?
#5E5D4E is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 37% red, 36% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 63% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #5E5D4E?
Use white text. White on #5E5D4E has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #5E5D4E?
Its complementary colour is #4E4F5E, and analogous partners are #5E554E and #575E4E.