#5A4E56
Eggplant · dark neutral
About #5A4E56
#5A4E56 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 35% red, 31% green and 34% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 65% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 11.2); Umber comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4E5A52 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #5A4E56 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.90:1).
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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 #5A4E56?
#5A4E56 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 35% red, 31% green and 34% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 65% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #5A4E56?
Use white text. White on #5A4E56 has a contrast ratio of 7.90:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5A4E56?
Its complementary colour is #4E5A52, and analogous partners are #584E5A and #5A4E50.