What color is #69536D?

#69536D 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 #69536D?

The RGB value is 105, 83, 109: 105 red, 83 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69536D?

The complementary color is #576D53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69536D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69536D color

#69536D rgb(105, 83, 109)

Shades of purple

The hex color #69536D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 32.5% green and 42.7% blue (105, 83, 109).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#69536D color codes

HEX	`#69536D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 83, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 32.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 24%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 24%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.37, 14.24, -11.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.37, 18.27, 321.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.679, 10.294, 15.837)`
Decimal	`6902637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69536D, 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 #69536D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69536D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #69536D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69536d; }
.text { color: #69536d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69536d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 83 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69536d, #6d5364); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #69536D?: #69536D 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 #69536D?: The RGB value is 105, 83, 109: 105 red, 83 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69536D?: The complementary color is #576D53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69536D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.