What color is #692D4B?

#692D4B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #692D4B?

The RGB value is 105, 45, 75: 105 red, 45 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #692D4B?

The complementary color is #2D694B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #692D4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#692D4B color

#692D4B rgb(105, 45, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #692D4B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 17.6% green and 29.4% blue (105, 45, 75).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 40% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 29% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#692D4B color codes

HEX	`#692D4B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 45, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 17.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 40%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 57%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 29%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.81, 30.58, -5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.81, 31.09, 349.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.034, 5.389, 7.272)`
Decimal	`6892875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #692D4B, 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 #692D4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#692D4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #692D4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #692d4b; }
.text { color: #692d4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #692d4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 45 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #692d4b, #692d2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #692D4B?: #692D4B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #692D4B?: The RGB value is 105, 45, 75: 105 red, 45 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #692D4B?: The complementary color is #2D694B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #692D4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.