What color is #694E59?

#694E59 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #694E59?

The RGB value is 105, 78, 89: 105 red, 78 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #694E59?

The complementary color is #4E695E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #694E59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#694E59 color

#694E59 rgb(105, 78, 89)

Shades of red

The hex color #694E59 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 30.6% green and 34.9% blue (105, 78, 89).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 15% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#694E59 color codes

HEX	`#694E59`
RGB	`rgb(105, 78, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 30.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 26%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 15%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.32, 13.29, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.32, 13.44, 351.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.353, 9.174, 10.675)`
Decimal	`6901337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #694E59, 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 #694E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#694E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #694E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #694e59; }
.text { color: #694e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #694e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 78 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #694e59, #69514e); }

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Questions

What color is #694E59?: #694E59 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #694E59?: The RGB value is 105, 78, 89: 105 red, 78 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #694E59?: The complementary color is #4E695E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #694E59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.