#705666
Eggplant · dark warm pink
About #705666
With the hex code #705666, this is a dark pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 44% red, 34% green and 40% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 9% yellow and 56% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eggplant — a ΔE of 9.1 — followed by Umber. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #567060, a eucalyptus shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 6.54:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.54:1).
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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 #705666?
With the hex code #705666, this is a dark pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 44% red, 34% green and 40% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 9% yellow and 56% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #705666?
Use white text. White on #705666 has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #705666?
Its complementary colour is #567060, and analogous partners are #6D5670 and #705659.