What color is #693317?

#693317 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Meatloaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #693317?

The RGB value is 105, 51, 23: 105 red, 51 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #693317?

The complementary color is #174D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #693317?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#693317 color

#693317 rgb(105, 51, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #693317 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 20% green and 9% blue (105, 51, 23).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 64% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 78% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Meatloaf (#663311), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#693317 color codes

HEX	`#693317`
RGB	`rgb(105, 51, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 20%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 64%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 78%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 78%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.94, 21.84, 28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.94, 35.51, 52.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.165, 5.434, 1.482)`
Decimal	`6894359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #693317, 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 #693317	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#693317 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #693317 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #693317; }
.text { color: #693317; }
.border { border: 2px solid #693317; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 51 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #693317, #695c17); }

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Questions

What color is #693317?: #693317 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Meatloaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #693317?: The RGB value is 105, 51, 23: 105 red, 51 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #693317?: The complementary color is #174D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #693317?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.