#593E4B
Eggplant · dark warm pink
About #593E4B
#593E4B is a dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 35% red, 24% green and 29% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 16% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Eggplant (ΔE 3.8), with Graphite the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #3E594C (dark teal), 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 #593E4B?
#593E4B is a dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 35% red, 24% green and 29% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 16% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #593E4B?
Use white text. White on #593E4B has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #593E4B?
Its complementary colour is #3E594C, and analogous partners are #593E59 and #593E3E.