#45313D
Eggplant · dark warm pink
About #45313D
#45313D is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 19% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 12% yellow and 73% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 10.2); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #314539 — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #45313D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 11.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.93:1).
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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 #45313D?
#45313D is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 19% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 12% yellow and 73% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #45313D?
Use white text. White on #45313D has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #45313D?
Its complementary colour is #314539, and analogous partners are #433145 and #453133.