#53373B
Eggplant · dark warm red
About #53373B
#53373B is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 22% green and 23% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 29% yellow and 67% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 9.5); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #37534F — a dark teal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #53373B for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.62:1).
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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 #53373B?
#53373B is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 22% green and 23% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 29% yellow and 67% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #53373B?
Use white text. White on #53373B has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #53373B?
Its complementary colour is #37534F, and analogous partners are #533749 and #534137.