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#513541

Eggplant · dark warm pink

About #513541

#513541 is a dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 32% red, 21% green and 25% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 20% yellow and 68% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Eggplant (ΔE 6.5), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #355145 (dark teal), 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 — 10.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.85:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red81
Green53
Blue65

Closest named colours

Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 6.5
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 15.0
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #513541

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #513541.
10.85:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #513541.
1.94:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #513541 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#513541
Protanopia (no red cones)
#383A41
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3E3F40
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#553439

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #513541?

#513541 is a dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 32% red, 21% green and 25% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 20% yellow and 68% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #513541?

Use white text. White on #513541 has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #513541?

Its complementary colour is #355145, and analogous partners are #51354F and #513735.