What color is #694950?

#694950 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 #694950?

The RGB value is 105, 73, 80: 105 red, 73 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #694950?

The complementary color is #496962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #694950?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#694950 color

#694950 rgb(105, 73, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #694950 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 28.6% green and 31.4% blue (105, 73, 80).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 24% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#694950 color codes

HEX	`#694950`
RGB	`rgb(105, 73, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 28.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 30%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 24%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.7, 14.78, 1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.7, 14.84, 5.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.656, 8.348, 8.691)`
Decimal	`6900048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #694950, 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 #694950	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#694950 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #694950 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #694950; }
.text { color: #694950; }
.border { border: 2px solid #694950; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 73 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #694950, #695249); }

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Questions

What color is #694950?: #694950 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 #694950?: The RGB value is 105, 73, 80: 105 red, 73 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #694950?: The complementary color is #496962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #694950?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.