#6D554E
Umber · dark warm red
About #6D554E
#6D554E is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 43% red, 33% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 28% yellow and 57% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Umber (ΔE 3.9); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4E666D — a slate gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #6D554E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 6.86:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.86:1).
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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 #6D554E?
#6D554E is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 43% red, 33% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 28% yellow and 57% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #6D554E?
Use white text. White on #6D554E has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #6D554E?
Its complementary colour is #4E666D, and analogous partners are #6D4E57 and #6D644E.