What color is #693148?

#693148 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 #693148?

The RGB value is 105, 49, 72: 105 red, 49 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #693148?

The complementary color is #316952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #693148?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#693148 color

#693148 rgb(105, 49, 72)

Shades of red

The hex color #693148 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 19.2% green and 28.2% blue (105, 49, 72).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 36% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 31% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#693148 color codes

HEX	`#693148`
RGB	`rgb(105, 49, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 19.2%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 36%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 53%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 31%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.56, 27.91, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.56, 28.02, 354.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.094, 5.668, 6.797)`
Decimal	`6893896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #693148, 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 #693148	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#693148 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #693148 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #693148; }
.text { color: #693148; }
.border { border: 2px solid #693148; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 49 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #693148, #693631); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #693148?: #693148 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 #693148?: The RGB value is 105, 49, 72: 105 red, 49 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #693148?: The complementary color is #316952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #693148?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.