What color is #69233B?

#69233B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69233B?

The RGB value is 105, 35, 59: 105 red, 35 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69233B?

The complementary color is #236951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69233B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69233B color

#69233B rgb(105, 35, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #69233B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 13.7% green and 23.1% blue (105, 35, 59).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 50% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 44% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#69233B color codes

HEX	`#69233B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 35, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 13.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 50%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 67%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 44%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.33, 33.59, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.33, 33.62, 2.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.217, 4.522, 4.63)`
Decimal	`6890299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69233B, 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 #69233B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69233B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #69233B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69233b; }
.text { color: #69233b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69233b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 35 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69233b, #692e23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #69233B?: #69233B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69233B?: The RGB value is 105, 35, 59: 105 red, 35 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69233B?: The complementary color is #236951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69233B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.