#5B445A
Eggplant · dark warm pink
About #5B445A
With the hex code #5B445A, this is a dark pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 36% red, 27% green and 35% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 1% yellow and 64% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Eggplant — a ΔE of 5.8 — followed by Charcoal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #445B45, a hunter green shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.68:1).
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #5B445A?
With the hex code #5B445A, this is a dark pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 36% red, 27% green and 35% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 1% yellow and 64% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #5B445A?
Use white text. White on #5B445A has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5B445A?
Its complementary colour is #445B45, and analogous partners are #51445B and #5B444E.