#4F424C
Eggplant · dark warm gray
About #4F424C
#4F424C is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 26% green and 30% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 4% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 9.8); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #424F45 — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #4F424C for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 9.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.48:1).
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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 #4F424C?
#4F424C is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 26% green and 30% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 4% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #4F424C?
Use white text. White on #4F424C has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4F424C?
Its complementary colour is #424F45, and analogous partners are #4B424F and #4F4246.