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#755C74

Eggplant · medium warm gray

About #755C74

#755C74 is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 46% red, 36% green and 45% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 1% yellow and 54% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 12.4), with Slate Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5C755D (eucalyptus), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.93:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.93:1).

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Red117
Green92
Blue116

Closest named colours

Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 12.4
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 19.9
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 20.0

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

Text on #755C74

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #755C74.
5.93:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #755C74.
3.54:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #755C74 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#755C74
Protanopia (no red cones)
#5B6275
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#606573
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#775E64

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #755C74?

#755C74 is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 46% red, 36% green and 45% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 1% yellow and 54% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #755C74?

Use white text. White on #755C74 has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #755C74?

Its complementary colour is #5C755D, and analogous partners are #6A5C75 and #755C68.