What color is #692F4E?

#692F4E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #692F4E?

The RGB value is 105, 47, 78: 105 red, 47 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #692F4E?

The complementary color is #2F694A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #692F4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#692F4E color

#692F4E rgb(105, 47, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #692F4E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 18.4% green and 30.6% blue (105, 47, 78).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 38% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 26% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#692F4E color codes

HEX	`#692F4E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 47, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 18.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 38%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 55%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 26%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.35, 29.95, -6.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.35, 30.71, 347.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.218, 5.587, 7.852)`
Decimal	`6893390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #692F4E, 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 #692F4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#692F4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #692F4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #692f4e; }
.text { color: #692f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #692f4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 47 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #692f4e, #692f31); }

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Questions

What color is #692F4E?: #692F4E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #692F4E?: The RGB value is 105, 47, 78: 105 red, 47 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #692F4E?: The complementary color is #2F694A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #692F4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.