#765D79
Eggplant · medium cool pink
About #765D79
#765D79 is a muted, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 46% red, 36% green and 47% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 13.8); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #60795D — a eucalyptus tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #765D79 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.81:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.81:1).
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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 #765D79?
#765D79 is a muted, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 46% red, 36% green and 47% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #765D79?
Use white text. White on #765D79 has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #765D79?
Its complementary colour is #60795D, and analogous partners are #685D79 and #795D6E.