Close to Eggplant
#523948
#523948 is a dark, soft, grayish pink, close to the color Eggplant. In RGB it’s made of 32.2% red, 22.4% green, and 28.2% blue. Its hue is 324°, with 18% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #523948.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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2.04:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.31:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.04:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #523948 as they’d see it.
#523948 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #523948
What color is #523948?
#523948 is a dark, soft, grayish pink, close to the color Eggplant. In RGB it’s made of 32.2% red, 22.4% green, and 28.2% blue. Its hue is 324°, with 18% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #523948 in RGB?
#523948 is rgb(82, 57, 72): 82 red, 57 green, and 72 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #523948 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 30, 12, 68). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #523948?
PANTONE 438 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #523948?
Its complement #2D4637 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.