#53404F
Eggplant · dark warm pink
About #53404F
#53404F is a dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 33% red, 25% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 5% yellow and 67% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Eggplant (ΔE 6.5), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #405344 (hunter green), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 9.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.48:1).
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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 #53404F?
#53404F is a dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 33% red, 25% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 5% yellow and 67% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #53404F?
Use white text. White on #53404F has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #53404F?
Its complementary colour is #405344, and analogous partners are #4D4053 and #534046.