#595263
Eggplant · dark cool gray
About #595263
With the hex code #595263, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 35% red, 32% green and 39% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eggplant — a ΔE of 12.5 — followed by Charcoal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #5C6352, a umber shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.47:1).
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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 #595263?
With the hex code #595263, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 35% red, 32% green and 39% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #595263?
Use white text. White on #595263 has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #595263?
Its complementary colour is #5C6352, and analogous partners are #525463 and #625263.