What color is #692415?

#692415 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Prune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #692415?

The RGB value is 105, 36, 21: 105 red, 36 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #692415?

The complementary color is #155A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #692415?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#692415 color

#692415 rgb(105, 36, 21)

Shades of brown

The hex color #692415 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 14.1% green and 8.2% blue (105, 36, 21).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 67% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 80% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Prune (#701C11), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#692415 color codes

HEX	`#692415`
RGB	`rgb(105, 36, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 14.1%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 67%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 80%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 80%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.7, 29.99, 25.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.7, 39.51, 40.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.593, 4.32, 1.196)`
Decimal	`6890517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #692415, 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 #692415	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#692415 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #692415 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #692415; }
.text { color: #692415; }
.border { border: 2px solid #692415; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 36 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #692415, #694e15); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

Questions

What color is #692415?: #692415 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Prune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #692415?: The RGB value is 105, 36, 21: 105 red, 36 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #692415?: The complementary color is #155A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #692415?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.