What color is #69595C?

#69595C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69595C?

The RGB value is 105, 89, 92: 105 red, 89 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69595C?

The complementary color is #596966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69595C?

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.

#69595C color

#69595C rgb(105, 89, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69595C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 34.9% green and 36.1% blue (105, 89, 92).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#69595C color codes

HEX	`#69595C`
RGB	`rgb(105, 89, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 34.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 15%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 12%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.45, 7.08, 0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.45, 7.11, 5.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.33, 10.921, 11.634)`
Decimal	`6904156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69595C, 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 #69595C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69595C 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 #69595C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69595c; }
.text { color: #69595c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69595c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 89 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69595c, #695e59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #69595C?: #69595C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69595C?: The RGB value is 105, 89, 92: 105 red, 89 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69595C?: The complementary color is #596966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69595C?: 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.