What color is #691D46?

#691D46 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #691D46?

The RGB value is 105, 29, 70: 105 red, 29 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #691D46?

The complementary color is #1D6940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #691D46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#691D46 color

#691D46 rgb(105, 29, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #691D46 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 11.4% green and 27.5% blue (105, 29, 70).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 57% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 33% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#691D46 color codes

HEX	`#691D46`
RGB	`rgb(105, 29, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 11.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 57%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 72%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 33%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.72, 37.71, -6.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.72, 38.34, 349.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.371, 4.325, 6.24)`
Decimal	`6888774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #691D46, 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 #691D46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#691D46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #691D46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #691d46; }
.text { color: #691d46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #691d46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 29 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #691d46, #691d20); }

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Questions

What color is #691D46?: #691D46 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #691D46?: The RGB value is 105, 29, 70: 105 red, 29 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #691D46?: The complementary color is #1D6940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #691D46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.