What color is #69535C?

#69535C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69535C?

The RGB value is 105, 83, 92: 105 red, 83 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69535C?

The complementary color is #536960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69535C?

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.

#69535C color

#69535C rgb(105, 83, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69535C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 32.5% green and 36.1% blue (105, 83, 92).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 12% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#69535C color codes

HEX	`#69535C`
RGB	`rgb(105, 83, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 32.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 21%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 12%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.78, 10.76, -1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.78, 10.9, 350.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.851, 9.963, 11.475)`
Decimal	`6902620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69535C, 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 #69535C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69535C 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 #69535C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69535c; }
.text { color: #69535c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69535c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 83 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69535c, #695553); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #69535C?: #69535C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69535C?: The RGB value is 105, 83, 92: 105 red, 83 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69535C?: The complementary color is #536960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69535C?: 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.