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#4E353E

Eggplant · dark warm pink

About #4E353E

#4E353E is a dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 21% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 21% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 8.2), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #354E45 (dark teal), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.04:1).

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Red78
Green53
Blue62

Closest named colours

Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 8.2
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 13.0
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #4E353E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #4E353E.
11.04:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #4E353E.
1.90:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E353E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E353E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#38393E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3E3E3D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#523438

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E353E?

#4E353E is a dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 21% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 21% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #4E353E?

Use white text. White on #4E353E has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #4E353E?

Its complementary colour is #354E45, and analogous partners are #4E354A and #4E3935.