#8A697A
Taupe · medium warm pink
About #8A697A
#8A697A is a muted, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 41% green and 48% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Taupe and Eggplant (ΔE 15.6); Eggplant comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #698A79 — a eucalyptus tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #8A697A for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 4.79:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.79:1).
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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 #8A697A?
#8A697A is a muted, medium shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 41% green and 48% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #8A697A?
Use white text. White on #8A697A has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A697A?
Its complementary colour is #698A79, and analogous partners are #89698A and #8A696A.