What color is #693F55?

#693F55 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #693F55?

The RGB value is 105, 63, 85: 105 red, 63 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #693F55?

The complementary color is #3F6953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #693F55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#693F55 color

#693F55 rgb(105, 63, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #693F55 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 24.7% green and 33.3% blue (105, 63, 85).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 25% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 19% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#693F55 color codes

HEX	`#693F55`
RGB	`rgb(105, 63, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 24.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 25%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 40%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 19%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.29, 21.78, -5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.29, 22.45, 345.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.243, 7.215, 9.498)`
Decimal	`6897493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #693F55, 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 #693F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#693F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #693F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #693f55; }
.text { color: #693f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #693f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 63 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #693f55, #693f40); }

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Questions

What color is #693F55?: #693F55 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #693F55?: The RGB value is 105, 63, 85: 105 red, 63 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #693F55?: The complementary color is #3F6953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #693F55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.