#6F5259
Eggplant · dark warm red
About #6F5259
With the hex code #6F5259, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 44% red, 32% green and 35% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 20% yellow and 56% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eggplant — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Umber. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #526F68, a eucalyptus shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 6.94:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.94:1).
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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 #6F5259?
With the hex code #6F5259, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 44% red, 32% green and 35% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 20% yellow and 56% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #6F5259?
Use white text. White on #6F5259 has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #6F5259?
Its complementary colour is #526F68, and analogous partners are #6F5267 and #6F5A52.