What color is #693524?

#693524 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Freshly Roasted Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #693524?

The RGB value is 105, 53, 36: 105 red, 53 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #693524?

The complementary color is #245869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #693524?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#693524 color

#693524 rgb(105, 53, 36)

Shades of brown

The hex color #693524 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 20.8% green and 14.1% blue (105, 53, 36).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 49% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 66% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Roasted Coffee (#663322), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#693524 color codes

HEX	`#693524`
RGB	`rgb(105, 53, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 20.8%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 49%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 66%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 66%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.58, 21.5, 21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.58, 30.05, 44.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.418, 5.678, 2.374)`
Decimal	`6894884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #693524, 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 #693524	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#693524 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #693524 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #693524; }
.text { color: #693524; }
.border { border: 2px solid #693524; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 53 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #693524, #695824); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #693524?: #693524 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Freshly Roasted Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #693524?: The RGB value is 105, 53, 36: 105 red, 53 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #693524?: The complementary color is #245869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #693524?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.