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#695A67

Eggplant · medium warm gray

About #695A67

#695A67 is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 35% green and 40% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 2% yellow and 59% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 12.3), with Umber the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5A695C (eucalyptus), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 6.44:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.44:1).

Colour codes

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Red105
Green90
Blue103

Closest named colours

Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 12.3
Umber
#635147 · ΔE 14.7
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 16.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #695A67

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #695A67.
6.44:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #695A67.
3.26:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #695A67 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#695A67
Protanopia (no red cones)
#5A5D68
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#5D5F66
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#6A5B5E

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #695A67?

#695A67 is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 35% green and 40% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 2% yellow and 59% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #695A67?

Use white text. White on #695A67 has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #695A67?

Its complementary colour is #5A695C, and analogous partners are #645A69 and #695A5F.