#69444FWine Stain (#69444F) is a dark, muted pink with an OKLCH hue of 0°, lightness 0.43 and chroma 0.053. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #69444F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(105, 68, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(342, 21%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(342, 35%, 41%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35%, 25%, 59%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(33.4 17.7 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.432 0.053 0) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Wine Stain shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward magenta. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#6b4249 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#6c444d — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward red#69444f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#694450 — ΔE 0.2, shifts subtly: leans toward magentaTest Wine Stain in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 8.27:1 and against black 2.54:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#bb9ba3 · #97747e · #69444f · #502f39 · #2d111a · #0d0003
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#91665d · #835154 · #69444f · #5a3049 · #422441 · #2c1936
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#bea291 · #af7d5f · #7f6759 · #69444f · #502734 · #330f1c
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#8dd5c6 · #a4878f · #7b6a6f · #69444f · #452a32 · #231418
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf4f2 · #b4a7ab · #656b6a · #69444f · #413538 · #000101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#feedf1 · #d8c4c9 · #69444f · #371d25 · #120005 · #e64f89
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#feedf1 · #d8c4c9 · #69444f · #371d25 · #120005 · #ddc44e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e3f7f2 · #81b8ad · #2f786b · #69444f · #00433a · #050001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e3f7f2 · #91b698 · #2a7582 · #69444f · #1d4226 · #000305
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eff4e4 · #a6b187 · #3e6f91 · #69444f · #133c56 · #010100
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f8f2e1 · #baaa80 · #2f786b · #69444f · #2c365a · #000201
#815E68 · #997A82 · #B2969E · #CBB4BA · #E4D2D7
#593842 · #492C35 · #3A2028 · #2B151C · #1D0B11
#64474F · #5F4A50 · #5A4C50
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.