What color is #69302F?

#69302F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Arcane Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69302F?

The RGB value is 105, 48, 47: 105 red, 48 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69302F?

The complementary color is #2F6869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69302F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69302F color

#69302F rgb(105, 48, 47)

Shades of red

The hex color #69302F is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 18.8% green and 18.4% blue (105, 48, 47).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 38% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 55% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Arcane Red (#6A2F2F), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#69302F color codes

HEX	`#69302F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 48, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 18.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 38%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 55%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 55%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.64, 25.38, 12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.64, 28.38, 26.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.396, 5.323, 3.327)`
Decimal	`6893615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69302F, 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 #69302F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69302F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #69302F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69302f; }
.text { color: #69302f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69302f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 48 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69302f, #694d2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #69302F?: #69302F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Arcane Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69302F?: The RGB value is 105, 48, 47: 105 red, 48 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69302F?: The complementary color is #2F6869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69302F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.