#5F4E53
Umber · dark warm gray
About #5F4E53
#5F4E53 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 37% red, 31% green and 33% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 13% yellow and 63% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 9.3), with Eggplant the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4E5F5A (charcoal), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.77:1).
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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 #5F4E53?
#5F4E53 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 37% red, 31% green and 33% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 13% yellow and 63% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #5F4E53?
Use white text. White on #5F4E53 has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5F4E53?
Its complementary colour is #4E5F5A, and analogous partners are #5F4E5C and #5F524E.