What color is #69474F?

#69474F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69474F?

The RGB value is 105, 71, 79: 105 red, 71 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69474F?

The complementary color is #476961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69474F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69474F color

#69474F rgb(105, 71, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #69474F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 27.8% green and 31% blue (105, 71, 79).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 25% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#69474F color codes

HEX	`#69474F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 71, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 27.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 32%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 25%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.14, 15.85, 1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.14, 15.89, 4.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.49, 8.075, 8.454)`
Decimal	`6899535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69474F, 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 #69474F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69474F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #69474F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69474f; }
.text { color: #69474f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69474f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 71 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69474f, #695047); }

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Questions

What color is #69474F?: #69474F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69474F?: The RGB value is 105, 71, 79: 105 red, 71 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69474F?: The complementary color is #476961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69474F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.