#4E3D45
Eggplant · dark warm pink
About #4E3D45
#4E3D45 is a dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 24% green and 27% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 12% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 9.3), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #3D4E46 (graphite), 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 — 10.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.11:1).
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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 #4E3D45?
#4E3D45 is a dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 24% green and 27% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 12% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #4E3D45?
Use white text. White on #4E3D45 has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4E3D45?
Its complementary colour is #3D4E46, and analogous partners are #4E3D4E and #4E3E3D.