#4E3950
Eggplant · dark cool pink
About #4E3950
#4E3950 is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 22% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 8.1); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #3B5039 — a hunter green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #4E3950 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.37:1).
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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 #4E3950?
#4E3950 is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 22% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4E3950?
Use white text. White on #4E3950 has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E3950?
Its complementary colour is #3B5039, and analogous partners are #433950 and #503946.