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#855C73

Eggplant · medium warm pink

About #855C73

#855C73 is a medium, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 52% red, 36% green and 45% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 14% yellow and 48% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 13.3), with Rose Gold the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5C856E (eucalyptus), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.56:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.56:1).

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Red133
Green92
Blue115

Closest named colours

Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 13.3
Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 19.2
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 21.9

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

Text on #855C73

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #855C73.
5.56:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #855C73.
3.78:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #855C73 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#855C73
Protanopia (no red cones)
#5F6474
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#686B72
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8A5C64

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #855C73?

#855C73 is a medium, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 52% red, 36% green and 45% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 14% yellow and 48% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #855C73?

Use white text. White on #855C73 has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #855C73?

Its complementary colour is #5C856E, and analogous partners are #835C85 and #855C5E.