What color is #694F62?

#694F62 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #694F62?

The RGB value is 105, 79, 98: 105 red, 79 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #694F62?

The complementary color is #4F6956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #694F62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#694F62 color

#694F62 rgb(105, 79, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #694F62 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 31% green and 38.4% blue (105, 79, 98).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 7% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#694F62 color codes

HEX	`#694F62`
RGB	`rgb(105, 79, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 31%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 25%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 7%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.89, 14.41, -6.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.89, 15.94, 334.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.826, 9.477, 12.812)`
Decimal	`6901602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #694F62, 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 #694F62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#694F62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #694F62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #694f62; }
.text { color: #694f62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #694f62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 79 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #694f62, #694f55); }

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Questions

What color is #694F62?: #694F62 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #694F62?: The RGB value is 105, 79, 98: 105 red, 79 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #694F62?: The complementary color is #4F6956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #694F62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.