#574B59
Eggplant · dark cool gray
About #574B59
#574B59 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 34% red, 29% green and 35% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 9.8); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4D594B — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #574B59 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.22:1).
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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 #574B59?
#574B59 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 34% red, 29% green and 35% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #574B59?
Use white text. White on #574B59 has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #574B59?
Its complementary colour is #4D594B, and analogous partners are #504B59 and #594B54.