#482F48
Eggplant · dark warm pink
About #482F48
#482F48 is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 18% green and 28% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 10.5); Aubergine comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2F482F — a hunter green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #482F48 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.83:1).
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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 #482F48?
#482F48 is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 18% green and 28% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #482F48?
Use white text. White on #482F48 has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #482F48?
Its complementary colour is #2F482F, and analogous partners are #3B2F48 and #482F3B.