What color is #695B70?

#695B70 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695B70?

The RGB value is 105, 91, 112: 105 red, 91 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695B70?

The complementary color is #62705B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695B70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695B70 color

#695B70 rgb(105, 91, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #695B70 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 35.7% green and 43.9% blue (105, 91, 112).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#695B70 color codes

HEX	`#695B70`
RGB	`rgb(105, 91, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 35.7%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 19%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 19%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.66, 9.97, -9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.66, 14, 315.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.491, 11.655, 16.918)`
Decimal	`6904688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695B70, 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 #695B70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695B70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #695B70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695b70; }
.text { color: #695b70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695b70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 91 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695b70, #705b6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #695B70?: #695B70 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695B70?: The RGB value is 105, 91, 112: 105 red, 91 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695B70?: The complementary color is #62705B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695B70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.