What color is #69576C?

#69576C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69576C?

The RGB value is 105, 87, 108: 105 red, 87 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69576C?

The complementary color is #5A6C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69576C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69576C color

#69576C rgb(105, 87, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #69576C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 34.1% green and 42.4% blue (105, 87, 108).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#69576C color codes

HEX	`#69576C`
RGB	`rgb(105, 87, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 34.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 19%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 19%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.42, 11.55, -9.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.42, 14.8, 321.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.94, 10.903, 15.66)`
Decimal	`6903660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69576C, 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 #69576C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69576C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #69576C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69576c; }
.text { color: #69576c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69576c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 87 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69576c, #6c5765); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #69576C?: #69576C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69576C?: The RGB value is 105, 87, 108: 105 red, 87 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69576C?: The complementary color is #5A6C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69576C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.