#654A4E
Eggplant · dark warm red
About #654A4E
#654A4E is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 40% red, 29% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 23% yellow and 60% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 8.8), with Umber the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4A6561 (eucalyptus), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.95:1).
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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 #654A4E?
#654A4E is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 40% red, 29% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 23% yellow and 60% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #654A4E?
Use white text. White on #654A4E has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #654A4E?
Its complementary colour is #4A6561, and analogous partners are #654A5C and #65534A.