#70536E
Eggplant · dark warm pink
About #70536E
#70536E is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 33% green and 43% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 2% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 10.1); Umber comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #537055 — a eucalyptus tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #70536E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 6.66:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.66:1).
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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 #70536E?
#70536E is a muted, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 33% green and 43% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 2% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #70536E?
Use white text. White on #70536E has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #70536E?
Its complementary colour is #537055, and analogous partners are #645370 and #70535F.