What color is #695B6F?

#695B6F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695B6F?

The RGB value is 105, 91, 111: 105 red, 91 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695B6F?

The complementary color is #616F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695B6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695B6F color

#695B6F rgb(105, 91, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #695B6F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 35.7% green and 43.5% blue (105, 91, 111).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#695B6F color codes

HEX	`#695B6F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 91, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 35.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 18%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 18%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.63, 9.75, -9.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.63, 13.45, 316.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.436, 11.633, 16.626)`
Decimal	`6904687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695B6F, 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 #695B6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695B6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #695B6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695b6f; }
.text { color: #695b6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695b6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 91 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695b6f, #6f5b6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #695B6F?: #695B6F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695B6F?: The RGB value is 105, 91, 111: 105 red, 91 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695B6F?: The complementary color is #616F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695B6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.