What color is #69535E?

#69535E 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 #69535E?

The RGB value is 105, 83, 94: 105 red, 83 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69535E?

The complementary color is #53695E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69535E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69535E color

#69535E rgb(105, 83, 94)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 32.5% green and 36.9% blue (105, 83, 94).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#69535E color codes

HEX	`#69535E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 83, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 32.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 21%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.84, 11.15, -2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.84, 11.52, 345.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.939, 9.998, 11.941)`
Decimal	`6902622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69535E, 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 #69535E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69535E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #69535E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69535e; }
.text { color: #69535e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69535e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 83 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69535e, #695353); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #69535E?: #69535E 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 #69535E?: The RGB value is 105, 83, 94: 105 red, 83 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69535E?: The complementary color is #53695E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69535E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.