#665A67
Eggplant · dark cool gray
About #665A67
#665A67 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 40% red, 35% green and 40% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 13.0), with Umber the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5B675A (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 — 6.52:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.52:1).
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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 #665A67?
#665A67 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 40% red, 35% green and 40% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #665A67?
Use white text. White on #665A67 has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #665A67?
Its complementary colour is #5B675A, and analogous partners are #605A67 and #675A61.