What color is #69343D?

#69343D 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 #69343D?

The RGB value is 105, 52, 61: 105 red, 52 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69343D?

The complementary color is #346960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69343D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69343D color

#69343D rgb(105, 52, 61)

Shades of red

The hex color #69343D is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 20.4% green and 23.9% blue (105, 52, 61).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 34% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 42% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Truffle (#612E32), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#69343D color codes

HEX	`#69343D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 52, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 20.4%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 34%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 50%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 42%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.89, 24.66, 5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.89, 25.21, 11.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.896, 5.797, 5.117)`
Decimal	`6894653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69343D, 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 #69343D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69343D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #69343D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69343d; }
.text { color: #69343d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69343d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 52 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69343d, #694634); }

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Questions

What color is #69343D?: #69343D 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 #69343D?: The RGB value is 105, 52, 61: 105 red, 52 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69343D?: The complementary color is #346960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69343D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.