What color is #69373E?

#69373E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69373E?

The RGB value is 105, 55, 62: 105 red, 55 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69373E?

The complementary color is #376962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69373E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69373E color

#69373E rgb(105, 55, 62)

Shades of red

The hex color #69373E is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 21.6% green and 24.3% blue (105, 55, 62).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 31% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 41% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#69373E color codes

HEX	`#69373E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 55, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 21.6%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 31%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 48%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 41%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.62, 23.03, 5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.62, 23.7, 13.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.062, 6.084, 5.306)`
Decimal	`6895422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69373E, 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 #69373E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69373E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #69373E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69373e; }
.text { color: #69373e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69373e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 55 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69373e, #694937); }

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Questions

What color is #69373E?: #69373E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69373E?: The RGB value is 105, 55, 62: 105 red, 55 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69373E?: The complementary color is #376962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69373E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.