#80657E
Eggplant · medium warm gray
About #80657E
#80657E is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 40% green and 49% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 2% yellow and 50% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Eggplant and Taupe (ΔE 15.9), with Taupe the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #658067 (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 5.15:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.15:1).
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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 #80657E?
#80657E is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 40% green and 49% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 2% yellow and 50% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #80657E?
Use white text. White on #80657E has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #80657E?
Its complementary colour is #658067, and analogous partners are #746580 and #806571.