What color is #695A72?

#695A72 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695A72?

The RGB value is 105, 90, 114: 105 red, 90 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695A72?

The complementary color is #63725A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695A72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695A72 color

#695A72 rgb(105, 90, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #695A72 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 35.3% green and 44.7% blue (105, 90, 114).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#695A72 color codes

HEX	`#695A72`
RGB	`rgb(105, 90, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 35.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 21%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 21%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.46, 11.03, -11.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.46, 15.83, 314.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.519, 11.531, 17.482)`
Decimal	`6904434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695A72, 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 #695A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #695A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695a72; }
.text { color: #695a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 90 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695a72, #725a6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #695A72?: #695A72 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695A72?: The RGB value is 105, 90, 114: 105 red, 90 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695A72?: The complementary color is #63725A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695A72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.