What color is #69515D?

#69515D 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 #69515D?

The RGB value is 105, 81, 93: 105 red, 81 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69515D?

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

Is black or white text better on #69515D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69515D color

#69515D rgb(105, 81, 93)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 31.8% green and 36.5% blue (105, 81, 93).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 13% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 11% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#69515D color codes

HEX	`#69515D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 81, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 31.8%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 13%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 23%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 11%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.26, 12.19, -3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.26, 12.59, 345.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.744, 9.679, 11.656)`
Decimal	`6902109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69515D, 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 #69515D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69515D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #69515D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69515d; }
.text { color: #69515d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69515d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 81 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69515d, #695151); }

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Questions

What color is #69515D?: #69515D 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 #69515D?: The RGB value is 105, 81, 93: 105 red, 81 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69515D?: The complementary color is #51695D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69515D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.