#6B596E
Eggplant · medium cool gray
About #6B596E
With the hex code #6B596E, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 42% red, 35% green and 43% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eggplant — a ΔE of 11.6 — followed by Slate Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #5C6E59, a eucalyptus shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 6.40:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.40:1).
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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 #6B596E?
With the hex code #6B596E, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 42% red, 35% green and 43% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #6B596E?
Use white text. White on #6B596E has a contrast ratio of 6.40:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #6B596E?
Its complementary colour is #5C6E59, and analogous partners are #60596E and #6E5967.