#8A698A
Eggplant · medium warm pink
About #8A698A
With the hex code #8A698A, this is a medium pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 41% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Eggplant and Taupe — a ΔE of 19.5 — followed by Taupe. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #698A69, 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 4.70:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.70:1).
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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 #8A698A?
With the hex code #8A698A, this is a medium pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 41% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #8A698A?
Use white text. White on #8A698A has a contrast ratio of 4.70:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A698A?
Its complementary colour is #698A69, and analogous partners are #79698A and #8A6979.