#5B424B
Eggplant · dark warm pink
About #5B424B
#5B424B is a dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 36% red, 26% green and 29% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 18% yellow and 64% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Eggplant (ΔE 5.8), with Umber the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #425B52 (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 — 9.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.03:1).
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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 #5B424B?
#5B424B is a dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 36% red, 26% green and 29% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 18% yellow and 64% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #5B424B?
Use white text. White on #5B424B has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5B424B?
Its complementary colour is #425B52, and analogous partners are #5B4258 and #5B4642.