#665243
Umber · dark warm brown
About #665243
#665243 is a muted, dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 40% red, 32% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 34% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Umber (ΔE 3.3); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #435766 — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #665243 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.36:1).
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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 #665243?
#665243 is a muted, dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 40% red, 32% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 34% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #665243?
Use white text. White on #665243 has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #665243?
Its complementary colour is #435766, and analogous partners are #664346 and #666443.