What color is #69293F?

#69293F 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 #69293F?

The RGB value is 105, 41, 63: 105 red, 41 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69293F?

The complementary color is #296953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69293F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69293F color

#69293F rgb(105, 41, 63)

Shades of red

The hex color #69293F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 16.1% green and 24.7% blue (105, 41, 63).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 44% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 40% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#69293F color codes

HEX	`#69293F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 41, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 16.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 44%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 61%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 40%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.59, 31.04, 0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.59, 31.05, 1.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.516, 4.949, 5.261)`
Decimal	`6891839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69293F, 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 #69293F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69293F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #69293F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69293f; }
.text { color: #69293f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69293f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 41 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69293f, #693329); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #69293F?: #69293F 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 #69293F?: The RGB value is 105, 41, 63: 105 red, 41 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69293F?: The complementary color is #296953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69293F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.