#8A667A
Eggplant · medium warm pink
About #8A667A
#8A667A is a muted, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 40% green and 48% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Eggplant and Taupe (ΔE 16.1); Taupe comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #668A76 — a eucalyptus tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #8A667A for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 4.93:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.93:1).
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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 #8A667A?
#8A667A is a muted, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 40% green and 48% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #8A667A?
Use white text. White on #8A667A has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A667A?
Its complementary colour is #668A76, and analogous partners are #88668A and #8A6668.