#523751
Eggplant · dark warm pink
About #523751
#523751 is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 32% red, 22% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 1% yellow and 68% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggplant (ΔE 7.9); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #375238 — a hunter green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #523751 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.38:1).
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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 #523751?
#523751 is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 32% red, 22% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 1% yellow and 68% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #523751?
Use white text. White on #523751 has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #523751?
Its complementary colour is #375238, and analogous partners are #463752 and #523744.