What color is #692807?

#692807 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Roastery. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #692807?

The RGB value is 105, 40, 7: 105 red, 40 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #692807?

The complementary color is #074869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #692807?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#692807 color

#692807 rgb(105, 40, 7)

Shades of brown

The hex color #692807 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 15.7% green and 2.7% blue (105, 40, 7).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 87% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 93% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Roastery (#692302), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#692807 color codes

HEX	`#692807`
RGB	`rgb(105, 40, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 15.7%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 87%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 93%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 93%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.37, 27.42, 33.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.37, 43.17, 50.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.624, 4.537, 0.728)`
Decimal	`6891527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #692807, 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 #692807	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#692807 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #692807 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #692807; }
.text { color: #692807; }
.border { border: 2px solid #692807; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 40 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #692807, #695907); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #692807?: #692807 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Roastery. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #692807?: The RGB value is 105, 40, 7: 105 red, 40 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #692807?: The complementary color is #074869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #692807?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.