What color is #691100?

#691100 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Liquorice Red. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #691100?

The RGB value is 105, 17, 0: 105 red, 17 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #691100?

The complementary color is #005869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #691100?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#691100 color

#691100 rgb(105, 17, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #691100 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 6.7% green and 0% blue (105, 17, 0).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 100% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 100% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Liquorice Red (#740900), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

#691100 color codes

HEX	`#691100`
RGB	`rgb(105, 17, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 6.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 100%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 100%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 100%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.6, 37.32, 32.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.6, 49.41, 40.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.027, 3.405, 0.34)`
Decimal	`6885632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #691100, 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 #691100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#691100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #691100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #691100; }
.text { color: #691100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #691100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 17 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #691100, #694600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

Questions

What color is #691100?: #691100 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Liquorice Red. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #691100?: The RGB value is 105, 17, 0: 105 red, 17 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #691100?: The complementary color is #005869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #691100?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.