What color is #694959?

#694959 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #694959?

The RGB value is 105, 73, 89: 105 red, 73 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #694959?

The complementary color is #496959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #694959?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#694959 color

#694959 rgb(105, 73, 89)

Shades of red

The hex color #694959 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 28.6% green and 34.9% blue (105, 73, 89).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 15% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#694959 color codes

HEX	`#694959`
RGB	`rgb(105, 73, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 28.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 30%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 15%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.98, 16.38, -3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.98, 16.86, 346.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.011, 8.49, 10.561)`
Decimal	`6900057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #694959, 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 #694959	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#694959 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #694959 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #694959; }
.text { color: #694959; }
.border { border: 2px solid #694959; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 73 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #694959, #694949); }

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Questions

What color is #694959?: #694959 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #694959?: The RGB value is 105, 73, 89: 105 red, 73 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #694959?: The complementary color is #496959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #694959?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.