#5A4E58
Eggplant · dark warm gray
About #5A4E58
#5A4E58 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 35% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 10.8), with Charcoal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4E5A50 (umber), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.88:1).
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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 #5A4E58?
#5A4E58 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 35% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #5A4E58?
Use white text. White on #5A4E58 has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5A4E58?
Its complementary colour is #4E5A50, and analogous partners are #564E5A and #5A4E52.