#8A697E
Taupe · medium warm pink
About #8A697E
With the hex code #8A697E, this is a medium pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 41% green and 49% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 9% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Taupe and Eggplant — a ΔE of 16.7 — followed by Eggplant. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #698A75, a eucalyptus shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 4.77:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.77:1).
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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 #8A697E?
With the hex code #8A697E, this is a medium pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 41% green and 49% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 9% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #8A697E?
Use white text. White on #8A697E has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A697E?
Its complementary colour is #698A75, and analogous partners are #85698A and #8A696E.