#533A3E
Eggplant · dark warm red
About #533A3E
#533A3E is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 23% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 25% yellow and 67% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 9.3); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #3A534F — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #533A3E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.28:1).
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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 #533A3E?
#533A3E is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 23% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 25% yellow and 67% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #533A3E?
Use white text. White on #533A3E has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #533A3E?
Its complementary colour is #3A534F, and analogous partners are #533A4B and #53433A.