What color is #695969?

#695969 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695969?

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

What is the complementary color of #695969?

The complementary color is #596959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695969?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695969 color

#695969 rgb(105, 89, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #695969 is a grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#695969 color codes

HEX	`#695969`
RGB	`rgb(105, 89, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 34.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 15%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.86, 9.68, -6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.86, 11.79, 325.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.948, 11.168, 14.888)`
Decimal	`6904169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695969, 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 #695969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #695969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695969; }
.text { color: #695969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 89 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695969, #695961); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #695969?: #695969 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695969?: The RGB value is 105, 89, 105: 105 red, 89 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695969?: The complementary color is #596959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695969?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.