#503D4E
Eggplant · dark warm pink
About #503D4E
With the hex code #503D4E, this is a dark pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 24% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 2% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Eggplant — a ΔE of 6.9 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #3D503F, a hunter green shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 9.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.91:1).
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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 #503D4E?
With the hex code #503D4E, this is a dark pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 24% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 2% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #503D4E?
Use white text. White on #503D4E has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #503D4E?
Its complementary colour is #3D503F, and analogous partners are #493D50 and #503D45.