What color is #694649?

#694649 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #694649?

The RGB value is 105, 70, 73: 105 red, 70 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #694649?

The complementary color is #466966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #694649?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#694649 color

#694649 rgb(105, 70, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #694649 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 27.5% green and 28.6% blue (105, 70, 73).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 30% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#694649 color codes

HEX	`#694649`
RGB	`rgb(105, 70, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 27.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 33%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 30%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.7, 15.5, 4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.7, 16.09, 15.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.219, 7.865, 7.335)`
Decimal	`6899273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #694649, 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 #694649	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#694649 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #694649 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #694649; }
.text { color: #694649; }
.border { border: 2px solid #694649; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 70 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #694649, #695546); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #694649?: #694649 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #694649?: The RGB value is 105, 70, 73: 105 red, 70 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #694649?: The complementary color is #466966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #694649?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.