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#754F74

Eggplant · dark warm pink

About #754F74

With the hex code #754F74, this is a dark pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 46% red, 31% green and 45% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 1% yellow and 54% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Eggplant — a ΔE of 13.9 — followed by Plum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4F7550, a hunter green 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 6.72:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.72:1).

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Red117
Green79
Blue116

Closest named colours

Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 13.9
Plum
#8E4585 · ΔE 19.0
Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 27.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #754F74

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #754F74.
6.72:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #754F74.
3.13:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #754F74 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#754F74
Protanopia (no red cones)
#4D5975
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#565D73
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#77525C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #754F74?

With the hex code #754F74, this is a dark pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 46% red, 31% green and 45% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 1% yellow and 54% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #754F74?

Use white text. White on #754F74 has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #754F74?

Its complementary colour is #4F7550, and analogous partners are #634F75 and #754F61.