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#8A6975

Taupe · medium warm pink

About #8A6975

With the hex code #8A6975, this is a medium pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 41% green and 46% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 15% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Taupe — a ΔE of 14.7 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #698A7E, 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 — 4.82:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.82:1).

Colour codes

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Red138
Green105
Blue117

Closest named colours

Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 14.7
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 16.3
Mocha
#967969 · ΔE 16.8

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

Text on #8A6975

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on taupe #8A6975.
4.82:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on taupe #8A6975.
4.36:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #8A6975 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8A6975
Protanopia (no red cones)
#6C6F75
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#747474
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8F686D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8A6975?

With the hex code #8A6975, this is a medium pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 41% green and 46% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 15% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8A6975?

Use white text. White on #8A6975 has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #8A6975?

Its complementary colour is #698A7E, and analogous partners are #8A6985 and #8A6E69.