#6A4A4E
Eggplant · dark warm red
About #6A4A4E
With the hex code #6A4A4E, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 42% red, 29% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 26% yellow and 58% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eggplant — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Umber. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4A6A66, a eucalyptus 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 7.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.77:1).
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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 #6A4A4E?
With the hex code #6A4A4E, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 42% red, 29% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 26% yellow and 58% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #6A4A4E?
Use white text. White on #6A4A4E has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #6A4A4E?
Its complementary colour is #4A6A66, and analogous partners are #6A4A5E and #6A564A.