What color is #69313A?

#69313A 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 #69313A?

The RGB value is 105, 49, 58: 105 red, 49 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69313A?

The complementary color is #316960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69313A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69313A color

#69313A rgb(105, 49, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #69313A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 19.2% green and 22.7% blue (105, 49, 58).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 36% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 45% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Truffle (#612E32), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#69313A color codes

HEX	`#69313A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 49, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 19.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 36%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 53%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 45%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.13, 26.02, 6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.13, 26.73, 13.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.688, 5.506, 4.66)`
Decimal	`6893882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69313A, 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 #69313A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69313A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #69313A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69313a; }
.text { color: #69313a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69313a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 49 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69313a, #694431); }

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Questions

What color is #69313A?: #69313A 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 #69313A?: The RGB value is 105, 49, 58: 105 red, 49 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69313A?: The complementary color is #316960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69313A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.