What color is #692F4A?

#692F4A 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 #692F4A?

The RGB value is 105, 47, 74: 105 red, 47 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #692F4A?

The complementary color is #2F694E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #692F4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#692F4A color

#692F4A rgb(105, 47, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #692F4A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 18.4% green and 29% blue (105, 47, 74).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 38% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 30% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#692F4A color codes

HEX	`#692F4A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 47, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 18.4%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 38%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 55%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 30%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.2, 29.33, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.2, 29.65, 351.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.079, 5.531, 7.119)`
Decimal	`6893386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #692F4A, 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 #692F4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#692F4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #692F4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #692f4a; }
.text { color: #692f4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #692f4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 47 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #692f4a, #69312f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #692F4A?: #692F4A 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 #692F4A?: The RGB value is 105, 47, 74: 105 red, 47 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #692F4A?: The complementary color is #2F694E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #692F4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.