#5B4E5D
Eggplant · dark cool gray
About #5B4E5D
#5B4E5D is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 36% red, 31% green and 36% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 9.8), with Charcoal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #505D4E (umber), 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 — 7.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.80:1).
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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 #5B4E5D?
#5B4E5D is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 36% red, 31% green and 36% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #5B4E5D?
Use white text. White on #5B4E5D has a contrast ratio of 7.80:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5B4E5D?
Its complementary colour is #505D4E, and analogous partners are #544E5D and #5D4E58.