What color is #69131F?

#69131F is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Forbidden Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69131F?

The RGB value is 105, 19, 31: 105 red, 19 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69131F?

The complementary color is #13695D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69131F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69131F color

#69131F rgb(105, 19, 31)

Shades of red

The hex color #69131F is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 7.5% green and 12.2% blue (105, 19, 31).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 69% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 82% magenta, 70% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Forbidden Passion (#661020), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

#69131F color codes

HEX	`#69131F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 19, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 7.5%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 69%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 82%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 82%, 70%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.19, 37.8, 16.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.19, 41.18, 23.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.307, 3.569, 1.653)`
Decimal	`6886175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69131F, 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 #69131F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69131F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #69131F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69131f; }
.text { color: #69131f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69131f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 19 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69131f, #693213); }

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Questions

What color is #69131F?: #69131F is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Forbidden Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69131F?: The RGB value is 105, 19, 31: 105 red, 19 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69131F?: The complementary color is #13695D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69131F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.