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#85586C

Eggplant · medium warm pink

About #85586C

#85586C is a muted, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 52% red, 35% green and 42% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 19% yellow and 48% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 12.3); Rose Gold comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #588571 — a eucalyptus tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #85586C for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.82:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.82:1).

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Red133
Green88
Blue108

Closest named colours

Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 12.3
Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 17.8
Wine
#722F37 · ΔE 21.1

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

Text on #85586C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #85586C.
5.82:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #85586C.
3.61:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #85586C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#85586C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#5C616D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#67686B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8B575F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #85586C?

#85586C is a muted, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 52% red, 35% green and 42% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 19% yellow and 48% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #85586C?

Use white text. White on #85586C has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #85586C?

Its complementary colour is #588571, and analogous partners are #855883 and #855A58.