#8A6979
Taupe · medium warm pink
About #8A6979
#8A6979 is a medium, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 41% green and 47% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Taupe and Eggplant (ΔE 15.4), with Eggplant the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #698A7A (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 — 4.80:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.80:1).
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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 #8A6979?
#8A6979 is a medium, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 41% green and 47% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #8A6979?
Use white text. White on #8A6979 has a contrast ratio of 4.80:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A6979?
Its complementary colour is #698A7A, and analogous partners are #8A698A and #8A6969.