What color is #69174D?

#69174D is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69174D?

The RGB value is 105, 23, 77: 105 red, 23 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69174D?

The complementary color is #176933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69174D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69174D color

#69174D rgb(105, 23, 77)

Shades of purple

The hex color #69174D is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 9% green and 30.2% blue (105, 23, 77).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 64% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 27% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Velvet (#750851), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#69174D color codes

HEX	`#69174D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 23, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 9%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 64%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 78%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 27%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.17, 41.05, -12.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.17, 42.9, 343.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.472, 4.153, 7.428)`
Decimal	`6887245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69174D, 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 #69174D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69174D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #69174D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69174d; }
.text { color: #69174d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69174d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 23 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69174d, #691724); }

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Questions

What color is #69174D?: #69174D is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69174D?: The RGB value is 105, 23, 77: 105 red, 23 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69174D?: The complementary color is #176933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69174D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.