#4B414F
Eggplant · dark cool gray
About #4B414F
With the hex code #4B414F, 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 5% cyan, 18% 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 10.5 — followed by Charcoal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #454F41, a graphite shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 9.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.69:1).
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›What colour is #4B414F?
With the hex code #4B414F, 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 5% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #4B414F?
Use white text. White on #4B414F has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4B414F?
Its complementary colour is #454F41, and analogous partners are #44414F and #4F414C.