What color is #693329?

#693329 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hairy Heath. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #693329?

The RGB value is 105, 51, 41: 105 red, 51 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #693329?

The complementary color is #295F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #693329?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#693329 color

#693329 rgb(105, 51, 41)

Shades of brown

The hex color #693329 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 20% green and 16.1% blue (105, 51, 41).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 44% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 61% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Hairy Heath (#633528), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#693329 color codes

HEX	`#693329`
RGB	`rgb(105, 51, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 20%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 44%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 61%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 61%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.2, 23.09, 17.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.2, 28.88, 36.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.41, 5.532, 2.775)`
Decimal	`6894377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #693329, 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 #693329	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#693329 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #693329 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #693329; }
.text { color: #693329; }
.border { border: 2px solid #693329; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 51 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #693329, #695329); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #693329?: #693329 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hairy Heath. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #693329?: The RGB value is 105, 51, 41: 105 red, 51 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #693329?: The complementary color is #295F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #693329?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.