#65545F
Eggplant · dark warm gray
About #65545F
#65545F is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 40% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 6% yellow and 60% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 10.4), with Umber the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #54655A (eucalyptus), 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 — 7.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.03:1).
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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 #65545F?
#65545F is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 40% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 6% yellow and 60% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #65545F?
Use white text. White on #65545F has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #65545F?
Its complementary colour is #54655A, and analogous partners are #625465 and #655457.