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#4E3337

Eggplant · dark warm red

About #4E3337

#4E3337 is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 20% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 29% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 10.6), with Espresso the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #334E4A (dark teal), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 11.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.34:1).

Colour codes

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Red78
Green51
Blue55

Closest named colours

Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 10.6
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 11.3
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 11.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #4E3337

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #4E3337.
11.34:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #4E3337.
1.85:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E3337 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E3337
Protanopia (no red cones)
#373737
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3E3C36
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#533134

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E3337?

#4E3337 is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 20% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 29% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #4E3337?

Use white text. White on #4E3337 has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #4E3337?

Its complementary colour is #334E4A, and analogous partners are #4E3345 and #4E3C33.