What color is #693546?

#693546 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 #693546?

The RGB value is 105, 53, 70: 105 red, 53 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #693546?

The complementary color is #356958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #693546?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#693546 color

#693546 rgb(105, 53, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #693546 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 20.8% green and 27.5% blue (105, 53, 70).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 33% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 33% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#693546 color codes

HEX	`#693546`
RGB	`rgb(105, 53, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 20.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 33%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 50%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 33%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.39, 25.31, 0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.39, 25.31, 0.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.205, 5.992, 6.518)`
Decimal	`6894918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #693546, 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 #693546	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#693546 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #693546 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #693546; }
.text { color: #693546; }
.border { border: 2px solid #693546; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 53 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #693546, #693e35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #693546?: #693546 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 #693546?: The RGB value is 105, 53, 70: 105 red, 53 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #693546?: The complementary color is #356958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #693546?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.