What color is #69002E?

#69002E is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69002E?

The RGB value is 105, 0, 46: 105 red, 0 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69002E?

The complementary color is #00693B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69002E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69002E color

#69002E rgb(105, 0, 46)

Shades of red

The hex color #69002E is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 0% green and 18% blue (105, 0, 46).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 100% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 56% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Plum Cheese (#670728), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.8:1).

#69002E color codes

HEX	`#69002E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 0, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 0%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 100%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 100%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 56%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.83, 43.79, 3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.83, 43.98, 5.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.319, 3.201, 2.869)`
Decimal	`6881326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69002E, 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 #69002E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69002E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #69002E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69002e; }
.text { color: #69002e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69002e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 0 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69002e, #690700); }

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Questions

What color is #69002E?: #69002E is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69002E?: The RGB value is 105, 0, 46: 105 red, 0 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69002E?: The complementary color is #00693B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69002E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.