What color is #69436F?

#69436F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69436F?

The RGB value is 105, 67, 111: 105 red, 67 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69436F?

The complementary color is #496F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69436F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69436F color

#69436F rgb(105, 67, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #69436F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 26.3% green and 43.5% blue (105, 67, 111).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 25% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Majesty (#673E6E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#69436F color codes

HEX	`#69436F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 67, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 26.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 25%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 40%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 40%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.33, 24.52, -18.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.33, 30.94, 322.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.702, 8.166, 16.048)`
Decimal	`6898543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69436F, 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 #69436F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69436F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #69436F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69436f; }
.text { color: #69436f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69436f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 67 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69436f, #6f435f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #69436F?: #69436F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69436F?: The RGB value is 105, 67, 111: 105 red, 67 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69436F?: The complementary color is #496F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69436F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.