What color is #695968?

#695968 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695968?

The RGB value is 105, 89, 104: 105 red, 89 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695968?

The complementary color is #59695A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695968?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695968 color

#695968 rgb(105, 89, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #695968 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 34.9% green and 40.8% blue (105, 89, 104).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 1% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#695968 color codes

HEX	`#695968`
RGB	`rgb(105, 89, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 34.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 15%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 1%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.83, 9.47, -6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.83, 11.3, 326.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.896, 11.148, 14.619)`
Decimal	`6904168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695968, 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 #695968	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695968 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #695968 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695968; }
.text { color: #695968; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695968; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 89 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695968, #695960); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #695968?: #695968 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695968?: The RGB value is 105, 89, 104: 105 red, 89 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695968?: The complementary color is #59695A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695968?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.