#5F4E5B
Eggplant · dark warm gray
About #5F4E5B
With the hex code #5F4E5B, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 37% red, 31% green and 36% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 4% yellow and 63% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eggplant — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Umber. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4E5F52, a eucalyptus shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.70:1).
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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 #5F4E5B?
With the hex code #5F4E5B, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 37% red, 31% green and 36% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 4% yellow and 63% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #5F4E5B?
Use white text. White on #5F4E5B has a contrast ratio of 7.70:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5F4E5B?
Its complementary colour is #4E5F52, and analogous partners are #5B4E5F and #5F4E53.