What color is #693C54?

#693C54 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 #693C54?

The RGB value is 105, 60, 84: 105 red, 60 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #693C54?

The complementary color is #3C6951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #693C54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#693C54 color

#693C54 rgb(105, 60, 84)

Shades of purple

The hex color #693C54 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 23.5% green and 32.9% blue (105, 60, 84).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 27% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 20% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#693C54 color codes

HEX	`#693C54`
RGB	`rgb(105, 60, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 23.5%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 27%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 43%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 20%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.52, 23.41, -5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.52, 24.16, 345.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.042, 6.876, 9.237)`
Decimal	`6896724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #693C54, 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 #693C54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#693C54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #693C54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #693c54; }
.text { color: #693c54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #693c54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 60 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #693c54, #693c3d); }

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Questions

What color is #693C54?: #693C54 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 #693C54?: The RGB value is 105, 60, 84: 105 red, 60 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #693C54?: The complementary color is #3C6951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #693C54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.