#2E182D
Aubergine · very dark warm pink
About #2E182D
#2E182D is a very dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 9% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 2% yellow and 82% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Aubergine and Jet (ΔE 16.5), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #182E19 (dark green), its complementary partner.
Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 16.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.35:1).
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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 #2E182D?
#2E182D is a very dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 9% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 2% yellow and 82% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #2E182D?
Use white text. White on #2E182D has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2E182D?
Its complementary colour is #182E19, and analogous partners are #24182E and #2E1822.