#412E41
Eggplant · dark warm pink
About #412E41
#412E41 is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 18% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 11.4); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2E412E — a dark green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #412E41 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 12.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (12.41:1).
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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 #412E41?
#412E41 is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 18% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #412E41?
Use white text. White on #412E41 has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #412E41?
Its complementary colour is #2E412E, and analogous partners are #382E41 and #412E38.