What color is #69505D?

#69505D 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 #69505D?

The RGB value is 105, 80, 93: 105 red, 80 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69505D?

The complementary color is #50695C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69505D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69505D color

#69505D rgb(105, 80, 93)

Shades of purple

The hex color #69505D is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 31.4% green and 36.5% blue (105, 80, 93).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 11% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#69505D color codes

HEX	`#69505D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 80, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 31.4%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 24%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 11%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.99, 12.81, -3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.99, 13.29, 344.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.67, 9.531, 11.631)`
Decimal	`6901853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69505D, 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 #69505D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69505D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #69505D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69505d; }
.text { color: #69505d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69505d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 80 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69505d, #695051); }

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Questions

What color is #69505D?: #69505D 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 #69505D?: The RGB value is 105, 80, 93: 105 red, 80 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69505D?: The complementary color is #50695C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69505D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.