#4E3338
Eggplant · dark warm red
About #4E3338
#4E3338 is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 20% green and 22% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 28% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 10.1); Espresso comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #334E49 — a dark teal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #4E3338 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.32:1).
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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 #4E3338?
#4E3338 is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 20% green and 22% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 28% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #4E3338?
Use white text. White on #4E3338 has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E3338?
Its complementary colour is #334E49, and analogous partners are #4E3346 and #4E3C33.