#4B3F4E
Eggplant · dark cool gray
About #4B3F4E
With the hex code #4B3F4E, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 29% red, 25% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eggplant — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Charcoal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #424E3F, a graphite shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 9.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.90:1).
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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 #4B3F4E?
With the hex code #4B3F4E, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 29% red, 25% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #4B3F4E?
Use white text. White on #4B3F4E has a contrast ratio of 9.90:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4B3F4E?
Its complementary colour is #424E3F, and analogous partners are #443F4E and #4E3F4A.