What color is #69293B?

#69293B is a dark, desaturated rose known as Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Siren?

The RGB value is 105, 41, 59: 105 red, 41 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Siren?

The complementary color is #296957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69293B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Siren color: hex code #69293B

#69293B rgb(105, 41, 59)

Shades of red

Siren has the hex code #69293B. It is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 16.1% green and 23.1% blue (105, 41, 59).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 44% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 44% yellow and 59% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

Siren (#69293B) color codes

HEX	`#69293B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 41, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 16.1%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 44%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 61%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 44%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.46, 30.55, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.46, 30.7, 5.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.409, 4.906, 4.694)`
Decimal	`6891835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Siren, 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 #69293B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69293B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #69293B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69293b; }
.text { color: #69293b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69293b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 41 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69293b, #693729); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #69293B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #69293B?: #69293B is a dark, desaturated rose known as Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Siren?: The RGB value is 105, 41, 59: 105 red, 41 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Siren?: The complementary color is #296957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69293B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.