#714263
Eggplant · dark warm pink
About #714263
#714263 is a moderately saturated, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 26% green and 39% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 12% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 11.0); Plum comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #427150 — a hunter green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #714263 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.89:1).
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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 #714263?
#714263 is a moderately saturated, dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 26% green and 39% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 12% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #714263?
Use white text. White on #714263 has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #714263?
Its complementary colour is #427150, and analogous partners are #684271 and #71424B.