What color is #692D37?

#692D37 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #692D37?

The RGB value is 105, 45, 55: 105 red, 45 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #692D37?

The complementary color is #2D695F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #692D37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#692D37 color

#692D37 rgb(105, 45, 55)

Shades of red

The hex color #692D37 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 17.6% green and 21.6% blue (105, 45, 55).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 40% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 48% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Wine (#722F37), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#692D37 color codes

HEX	`#692D37`
RGB	`rgb(105, 45, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 17.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 40%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 57%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 48%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.18, 27.92, 6.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.18, 28.73, 13.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.454, 5.157, 4.216)`
Decimal	`6892855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #692D37, 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 #692D37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#692D37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #692D37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #692d37; }
.text { color: #692d37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #692d37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 45 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #692d37, #69412d); }

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Questions

What color is #692D37?: #692D37 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #692D37?: The RGB value is 105, 45, 55: 105 red, 45 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #692D37?: The complementary color is #2D695F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #692D37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.