What color is #69304F?

#69304F 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 #69304F?

The RGB value is 105, 48, 79: 105 red, 48 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69304F?

The complementary color is #30694A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69304F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69304F color

#69304F rgb(105, 48, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #69304F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 18.8% green and 31% blue (105, 48, 79).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 37% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 25% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#69304F color codes

HEX	`#69304F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 48, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 18.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 37%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 54%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 25%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.6, 29.55, -7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.6, 30.38, 346.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.294, 5.682, 8.056)`
Decimal	`6893647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69304F, 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 #69304F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69304F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #69304F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69304f; }
.text { color: #69304f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69304f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 48 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69304f, #693033); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #69304F?: #69304F 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 #69304F?: The RGB value is 105, 48, 79: 105 red, 48 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69304F?: The complementary color is #30694A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69304F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.