What color is #69595F?

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

What is the RGB value of #69595F?

The RGB value is 105, 89, 95: 105 red, 89 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69595F?

The complementary color is #596963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69595F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69595F color

#69595F rgb(105, 89, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69595F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 34.9% green and 37.3% blue (105, 89, 95).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#69595F color codes

HEX	`#69595F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 89, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 34.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 15%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.54, 7.65, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.54, 7.72, 352.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.463, 10.975, 12.339)`
Decimal	`6904159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69595F, 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 #69595F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69595F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #69595F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69595f; }
.text { color: #69595f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69595f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 89 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69595f, #695b59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #69595F?: #69595F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69595F?: The RGB value is 105, 89, 95: 105 red, 89 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69595F?: The complementary color is #596963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69595F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.