What color is #69505F?

#69505F 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 #69505F?

The RGB value is 105, 80, 95: 105 red, 80 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69505F?

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

Is black or white text better on #69505F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69505F color

#69505F rgb(105, 80, 95)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 31.4% green and 37.3% blue (105, 80, 95).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#69505F color codes

HEX	`#69505F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 80, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 31.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 24%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.05, 13.19, -4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.05, 14, 340.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.76, 9.567, 12.104)`
Decimal	`6901855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69505F, 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 #69505F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69505F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #69505F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69505f; }
.text { color: #69505f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69505f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 80 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69505f, #695052); }

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Questions

What color is #69505F?: #69505F 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 #69505F?: The RGB value is 105, 80, 95: 105 red, 80 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69505F?: The complementary color is #50695A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69505F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.