ColorXprez

#412D44

Eggplant · dark cool pink

About #412D44

#412D44 is a dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 18% green and 27% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 12.1), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #30442D (dark green), 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 12.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.47:1).

Colour codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red65
Green45
Blue68

Closest named colours

Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 12.1
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 17.8
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 17.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #412D44

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #412D44.
12.47:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #412D44.
1.68:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #412D44 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#412D44
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2B3245
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2F3543
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#422F35

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #412D44?

#412D44 is a dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 25% red, 18% green and 27% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #412D44?

Use white text. White on #412D44 has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #412D44?

Its complementary colour is #30442D, and analogous partners are #352D44 and #442D3C.