What color is #695667?

#695667 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695667?

The RGB value is 105, 86, 103: 105 red, 86 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695667?

The complementary color is #566958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695667?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695667 color

#695667 rgb(105, 86, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #695667 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 33.7% green and 40.4% blue (105, 86, 103).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 10% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 2% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#695667 color codes

HEX	`#695667`
RGB	`rgb(105, 86, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 33.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 10%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 18%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 2%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.96, 11.11, -6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.96, 13.04, 328.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.601, 10.638, 14.272)`
Decimal	`6903399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695667, 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 #695667	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695667 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #695667 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695667; }
.text { color: #695667; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695667; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 86 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695667, #69565e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #695667?: #695667 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695667?: The RGB value is 105, 86, 103: 105 red, 86 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695667?: The complementary color is #566958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695667?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.