What color is #69516B?

#69516B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69516B?

The RGB value is 105, 81, 107: 105 red, 81 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69516B?

The complementary color is #536B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69516B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69516B color

#69516B rgb(105, 81, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #69516B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 31.8% green and 42% blue (105, 81, 107).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#69516B color codes

HEX	`#69516B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 81, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 31.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 24%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 24%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.75, 15.05, -11.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.75, 18.72, 323.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.422, 9.95, 15.226)`
Decimal	`6902123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69516B, 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 #69516B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69516B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #69516B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69516b; }
.text { color: #69516b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69516b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 81 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69516b, #6b5160); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #69516B?: #69516B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69516B?: The RGB value is 105, 81, 107: 105 red, 81 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69516B?: The complementary color is #536B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69516B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.