What color is #692E33?

#692E33 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #692E33?

The RGB value is 105, 46, 51: 105 red, 46 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #692E33?

The complementary color is #2E6964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #692E33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#692E33 color

#692E33 rgb(105, 46, 51)

Shades of red

The hex color #692E33 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 18% green and 20% blue (105, 46, 51).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 39% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 51% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Truffle (#612E32), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#692E33 color codes

HEX	`#692E33`
RGB	`rgb(105, 46, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 18%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 39%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 56%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 51%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.29, 26.92, 9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.29, 28.58, 19.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.401, 5.197, 3.745)`
Decimal	`6893107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #692E33, 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 #692E33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#692E33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #692E33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #692e33; }
.text { color: #692e33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #692e33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 46 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #692e33, #69472e); }

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Questions

What color is #692E33?: #692E33 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #692E33?: The RGB value is 105, 46, 51: 105 red, 46 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #692E33?: The complementary color is #2E6964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #692E33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.