#655A67
Eggplant · dark cool gray
About #655A67
With the hex code #655A67, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 40% red, 35% green and 40% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eggplant — a ΔE of 13.2 — followed by Umber. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #5C675A, a eucalyptus shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 6.54:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.54:1).
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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 #655A67?
With the hex code #655A67, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 40% red, 35% green and 40% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #655A67?
Use white text. White on #655A67 has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #655A67?
Its complementary colour is #5C675A, and analogous partners are #5E5A67 and #675A63.