What color is #69485F?

#69485F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69485F?

The RGB value is 105, 72, 95: 105 red, 72 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69485F?

The complementary color is #486952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69485F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69485F color

#69485F rgb(105, 72, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #69485F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 28.2% green and 37.3% blue (105, 72, 95).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 19% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#69485F color codes

HEX	`#69485F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 72, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 28.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 19%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 31%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.93, 18.14, -7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.93, 19.77, 336.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.209, 8.465, 11.92)`
Decimal	`6899807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69485F, 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 #69485F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69485F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #69485F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69485f; }
.text { color: #69485f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69485f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 72 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69485f, #69484e); }

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Questions

What color is #69485F?: #69485F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69485F?: The RGB value is 105, 72, 95: 105 red, 72 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69485F?: The complementary color is #486952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69485F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.