#5C4E5D
Eggplant · dark cool gray
About #5C4E5D
#5C4E5D is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 36% red, 31% green and 36% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 9.4); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4F5D4E — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #5C4E5D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.77:1).
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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 #5C4E5D?
#5C4E5D is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 36% red, 31% green and 36% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #5C4E5D?
Use white text. White on #5C4E5D has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5C4E5D?
Its complementary colour is #4F5D4E, and analogous partners are #554E5D and #5D4E57.