What color is #693F43?

#693F43 is a dark, grayish red known as Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Red Rumour?

The RGB value is 105, 63, 67: 105 red, 63 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Red Rumour?

The complementary color is #3F6965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #693F43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Red Rumour color: hex code #693F43

#693F43 rgb(105, 63, 67)

Shades of red

Red Rumour has the hex code #693F43. It is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 24.7% green and 26.3% blue (105, 63, 67).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 25% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 36% yellow and 59% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

Red Rumour (#693F43) color codes

HEX	`#693F43`
RGB	`rgb(105, 63, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 24.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 25%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 40%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 36%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.73, 18.9, 5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.73, 19.64, 15.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.617, 6.964, 6.199)`
Decimal	`6897475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Red Rumour, 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 #693F43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#693F43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #693F43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #693f43; }
.text { color: #693f43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #693f43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 63 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #693f43, #69503f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

See #693F43 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #693F43?: #693F43 is a dark, grayish red known as Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Red Rumour?: The RGB value is 105, 63, 67: 105 red, 63 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Red Rumour?: The complementary color is #3F6965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #693F43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.