What color is #692449?

#692449 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #692449?

The RGB value is 105, 36, 73: 105 red, 36 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #692449?

The complementary color is #246944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #692449?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#692449 color

#692449 rgb(105, 36, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #692449 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 14.1% green and 28.6% blue (105, 36, 73).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 49% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 30% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#692449 color codes

HEX	`#692449`
RGB	`rgb(105, 36, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 14.1%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 49%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 66%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 30%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26, 34.93, -6.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26, 35.62, 348.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.66, 4.747, 6.815)`
Decimal	`6890569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #692449, 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 #692449	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#692449 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #692449 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #692449; }
.text { color: #692449; }
.border { border: 2px solid #692449; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 36 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #692449, #692426); }

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Questions

What color is #692449?: #692449 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #692449?: The RGB value is 105, 36, 73: 105 red, 36 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #692449?: The complementary color is #246944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #692449?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.