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#4E333D

Eggplant · dark warm pink

About #4E333D

#4E333D is a dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 20% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 22% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 8.0), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #334E44 (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 — 11.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.26:1).

Colour codes

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Red78
Green51
Blue61

Closest named colours

Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 8.0
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 14.0
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #4E333D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #4E333D.
11.26:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #4E333D.
1.86:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E333D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E333D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#36383D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3C3C3C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#523236

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E333D?

#4E333D is a dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 20% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 22% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #4E333D?

Use white text. White on #4E333D has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #4E333D?

Its complementary colour is #334E44, and analogous partners are #4E334A and #4E3733.