#523D4E
Eggplant · dark warm pink
About #523D4E
#523D4E is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 32% red, 24% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 5% yellow and 68% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggplant (ΔE 6.0); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #3D5241 — a hunter green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #523D4E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 9.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.83:1).
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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 #523D4E?
#523D4E is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 32% red, 24% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 5% yellow and 68% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #523D4E?
Use white text. White on #523D4E has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #523D4E?
Its complementary colour is #3D5241, and analogous partners are #4C3D52 and #523D44.