#6A596E
Eggplant · medium cool gray
About #6A596E
#6A596E is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 42% red, 35% green and 43% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 11.8); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #5D6E59 — a eucalyptus tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #6A596E for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 6.43:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.43:1).
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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 #6A596E?
#6A596E is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 42% red, 35% green and 43% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #6A596E?
Use white text. White on #6A596E has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #6A596E?
Its complementary colour is #5D6E59, and analogous partners are #60596E and #6E5968.