What color is #69514F?

#69514F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69514F?

The RGB value is 105, 81, 79: 105 red, 81 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69514F?

The complementary color is #4F6769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69514F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69514F color

#69514F rgb(105, 81, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69514F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 31.8% green and 31% blue (105, 81, 79).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 25% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#69514F color codes

HEX	`#69514F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 81, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 31.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 25%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 25%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.84, 9.68, 5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.84, 10.9, 27.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.18, 9.453, 8.684)`
Decimal	`6902095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69514F, 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 #69514F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69514F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #69514F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69514f; }
.text { color: #69514f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69514f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 81 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69514f, #695e4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #69514F?: #69514F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69514F?: The RGB value is 105, 81, 79: 105 red, 81 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69514F?: The complementary color is #4F6769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69514F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.