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#4C283C

#4c283c ≈ Eggplant

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4c283c is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 15.69% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.37% magenta, 21.05% yellow and 70.2% black. Its hue angle is 326.67°, with 31.03% saturation and 22.75% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), ΔE 7.51.

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Relative luminance0.0338

Complementary

  1. #4c283c
  2. #284c38

Split complementary

  1. #4c283c
  2. #2a4c28
  3. #284c4a

Analogous

  1. #4a284c
  2. #4c283c
  3. #4c282a

Triadic

  1. #4c283c
  2. #3c4c28
  3. #283c4c

Tetradic

  1. #4c283c
  2. #4c3828
  3. #284c38
  4. #283c4c

Square

  1. #4c283c
  2. #4c4a28
  3. #284c38
  4. #282a4c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d070b
  2. #1a0e14
  3. #4c283c
  4. #7e4264
  5. #ac618b

Shades

#4c283c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c283c
  2. #442436
  3. #3d2030
  4. #351c2a
  5. #2e1824
  6. #26141e
  7. #1e1018
  8. #170c12
  9. #0f080c
  10. #080406
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c283c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c283c
  2. #5e3e50
  3. #705363
  4. #826977
  5. #947e8a
  6. #a6949e
  7. #b7a9b1
  8. #c9bfc5
  9. #dbd4d8
  10. #edeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c283c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c283c
  2. #513143
  3. #563a4a
  4. #5c4250
  5. #614b57
  6. #66545e
  7. #6b5d65
  8. #70666c
  9. #766e72
  10. #7b7779
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f2f37 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b303d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #34363b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #50282f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b2d3c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f313b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f2835 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c283c {
  color: #4c283c;
}
Background
.bg-4c283c {
  background-color: #4c283c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c283c {
  border: 2px solid #4c283c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c283c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 40 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 31% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c283c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c283c, #4c282a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c283c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 40 60 / 0.35);
}

#614051 Eggplant ΔE 7.51 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 10.02 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 11.02 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 11.43 #722f37 Wine ΔE 12.09 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 13.45 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 13.95 #b3d7c3 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Eggplant
#4c283c  rgb(76, 40, 60)  hsl(327, 31%, 23%)  Eggplant
#284c38  rgb(40, 76, 56)  hsl(147, 31%, 23%)  British Racing Green
#3c4c28  rgb(60, 76, 40)  hsl(87, 31%, 23%)  Army Green
#283c4c  rgb(40, 60, 76)  hsl(207, 31%, 23%)  Charcoal