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#613E43

Eggplant · dark warm red

About #613E43

#613E43 is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 38% red, 24% green and 26% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 31% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Eggplant (ΔE 7.8), with Walnut the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #3E615C (dark teal), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 9.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.22:1).

Colour codes

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Red97
Green62
Blue67

Closest named colours

Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 7.8
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 11.1
Umber
#635147 · ΔE 12.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #613E43

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #613E43.
9.22:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #613E43.
2.28:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #613E43 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#613E43
Protanopia (no red cones)
#444443
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#4C4A42
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#673B40

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #613E43?

#613E43 is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 38% red, 24% green and 26% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 31% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #613E43?

Use white text. White on #613E43 has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #613E43?

Its complementary colour is #3E615C, and analogous partners are #613E55 and #614A3E.