What color is #69515C?

#69515C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69515C?

The RGB value is 105, 81, 92: 105 red, 81 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69515C?

The complementary color is #51695E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69515C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69515C color

#69515C rgb(105, 81, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69515C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 31.8% green and 36.1% blue (105, 81, 92).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 13% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 12% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#69515C color codes

HEX	`#69515C`
RGB	`rgb(105, 81, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 31.8%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 13%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 23%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 12%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.23, 12, -2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.23, 12.27, 347.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.7, 9.661, 11.424)`
Decimal	`6902108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69515C, 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 #69515C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69515C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #69515C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69515c; }
.text { color: #69515c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69515c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 81 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69515c, #695251); }

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Questions

What color is #69515C?: #69515C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69515C?: The RGB value is 105, 81, 92: 105 red, 81 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69515C?: The complementary color is #51695E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69515C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.