#70515E
Eggplant · dark warm pink
About #70515E
#70515E is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 32% green and 37% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 16% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggplant (ΔE 7.3); Umber comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #517063 — a eucalyptus tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #70515E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 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 #70515E?
#70515E is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 32% green and 37% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 16% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #70515E?
Use white text. White on #70515E has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #70515E?
Its complementary colour is #517063, and analogous partners are #70516E and #705351.