#613E42
Eggplant · dark warm red
About #613E42
With the hex code #613E42, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 38% red, 24% green and 26% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 32% yellow and 62% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eggplant — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Walnut. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #3E615D, a dark teal shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 9.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.23:1).
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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 #613E42?
With the hex code #613E42, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 38% red, 24% green and 26% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 32% yellow and 62% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #613E42?
Use white text. White on #613E42 has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #613E42?
Its complementary colour is #3E615D, and analogous partners are #613E54 and #614B3E.