What color is #69545A?

#69545A 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 #69545A?

The RGB value is 105, 84, 90: 105 red, 84 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69545A?

The complementary color is #546963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69545A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69545A color

#69545A rgb(105, 84, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69545A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 32.9% green and 35.3% blue (105, 84, 90).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 14% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#69545A color codes

HEX	`#69545A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 84, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 32.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 20%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 14%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.99, 9.77, -0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.99, 9.77, 358.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.841, 10.082, 11.046)`
Decimal	`6902874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69545A, 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 #69545A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69545A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #69545A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69545a; }
.text { color: #69545a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69545a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 84 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69545a, #695954); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #69545A?: #69545A 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 #69545A?: The RGB value is 105, 84, 90: 105 red, 84 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69545A?: The complementary color is #546963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69545A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.