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#855F6F

Eggplant · medium warm pink

About #855F6F

With the hex code #855F6F, this is a medium pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 37% green and 44% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Eggplant — a ΔE of 13.4 — followed by Rose Gold. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #5F8575, a eucalyptus shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.44:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.44:1).

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Red133
Green95
Blue111

Closest named colours

Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 13.4
Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 18.3
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 19.0

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

Text on #855F6F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #855F6F.
5.44:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #855F6F.
3.86:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #855F6F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#855F6F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#636670
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#6B6C6E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8B5E64

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #855F6F?

With the hex code #855F6F, this is a medium pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 37% green and 44% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #855F6F?

Use white text. White on #855F6F has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #855F6F?

Its complementary colour is #5F8575, and analogous partners are #855F82 and #85625F.