What color is #69596A?

#69596A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69596A?

The RGB value is 105, 89, 106: 105 red, 89 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69596A?

The complementary color is #5A6A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69596A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69596A color

#69596A rgb(105, 89, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69596A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 34.9% green and 41.6% blue (105, 89, 106).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 9% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#69596A color codes

HEX	`#69596A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 89, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 34.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 9%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 16%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 16%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.9, 9.89, -7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.9, 12.29, 323.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.999, 11.189, 15.16)`
Decimal	`6904170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69596A, 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 #69596A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69596A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #69596A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69596a; }
.text { color: #69596a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69596a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 89 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69596a, #6a5962); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #69596A?: #69596A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69596A?: The RGB value is 105, 89, 106: 105 red, 89 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69596A?: The complementary color is #5A6A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69596A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.