#53373E
Eggplant · dark warm red
About #53373E
#53373E is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 22% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 25% yellow and 67% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggplant (ΔE 7.9); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #37534C — a dark teal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #53373E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.59:1).
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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 #53373E?
#53373E is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 22% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 25% yellow and 67% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #53373E?
Use white text. White on #53373E has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #53373E?
Its complementary colour is #37534C, and analogous partners are #53374C and #533E37.