What color is #69555A?

#69555A 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 #69555A?

The RGB value is 105, 85, 90: 105 red, 85 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69555A?

The complementary color is #556964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69555A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69555A color

#69555A rgb(105, 85, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69555A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 33.3% green and 35.3% blue (105, 85, 90).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 14% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#69555A color codes

HEX	`#69555A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 85, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 33.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 19%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 14%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.27, 9.15, 0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.27, 9.16, 1.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.92, 10.239, 11.072)`
Decimal	`6903130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69555A, 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 #69555A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69555A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #69555A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69555a; }
.text { color: #69555a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69555a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 85 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69555a, #695a55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #69555A?: #69555A 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 #69555A?: The RGB value is 105, 85, 90: 105 red, 85 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69555A?: The complementary color is #556964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69555A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.