What color is #69444F?

#69444F is a dark, grayish rose known as Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wine Stain?

The RGB value is 105, 68, 79: 105 red, 68 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wine Stain?

The complementary color is #44695E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69444F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wine Stain color: hex code #69444F

#69444F rgb(105, 68, 79)

Shades of red

Wine Stain has the hex code #69444F. It is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 26.7% green and 31% blue (105, 68, 79).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 21% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 25% yellow and 59% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

Wine Stain (#69444F) color codes

HEX	`#69444F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 68, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 26.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 21%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 35%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 25%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.36, 17.7, -0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.36, 17.7, 359.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.304, 7.703, 8.392)`
Decimal	`6898767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wine Stain, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #69444F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69444F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #69444F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69444f; }
.text { color: #69444f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69444f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 68 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69444f, #694b44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #69444F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #69444F?: #69444F is a dark, grayish rose known as Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wine Stain?: The RGB value is 105, 68, 79: 105 red, 68 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wine Stain?: The complementary color is #44695E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69444F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.