#69596B
Eggplant · dark cool gray
About #69596B
#69596B is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 35% green and 42% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 11.7), with Umber the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5B6B59 (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 — 6.48:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.48:1).
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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 #69596B?
#69596B is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 35% green and 42% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #69596B?
Use white text. White on #69596B has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #69596B?
Its complementary colour is #5B6B59, and analogous partners are #60596B and #6B5964.