#663C4E
Eggplant · dark warm pink
About #663C4E
With the hex code #663C4E, this is a dark pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 40% red, 24% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 24% yellow and 60% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Eggplant — a ΔE of 4.2 — followed by Wine. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #3C6654, a hunter green 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 9.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.05:1).
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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 #663C4E?
With the hex code #663C4E, this is a dark pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 40% red, 24% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 24% yellow and 60% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #663C4E?
Use white text. White on #663C4E has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #663C4E?
Its complementary colour is #3C6654, and analogous partners are #663C63 and #663F3C.