What color is #694C5B?

#694C5B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #694C5B?

The RGB value is 105, 76, 91: 105 red, 76 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #694C5B?

The complementary color is #4C695A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #694C5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#694C5B color

#694C5B rgb(105, 76, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #694C5B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 29.8% green and 35.7% blue (105, 76, 91).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 16% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 13% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#694C5B color codes

HEX	`#694C5B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 76, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 29.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 16%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 28%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 13%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.85, 14.9, -3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.85, 15.42, 345.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.298, 8.928, 11.076)`
Decimal	`6900827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #694C5B, 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 #694C5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#694C5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #694C5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #694c5b; }
.text { color: #694c5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #694c5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 76 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #694c5b, #694c4d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #694C5B?: #694C5B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #694C5B?: The RGB value is 105, 76, 91: 105 red, 76 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #694C5B?: The complementary color is #4C695A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #694C5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.