What color is #69383D?

#69383D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69383D?

The RGB value is 105, 56, 61: 105 red, 56 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69383D?

The complementary color is #386964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69383D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69383D color

#69383D rgb(105, 56, 61)

Shades of red

The hex color #69383D is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 22% green and 23.9% blue (105, 56, 61).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 30% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 42% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Hot Chocolate (#683939), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#69383D color codes

HEX	`#69383D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 56, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 22%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 30%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 47%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 42%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.84, 22.31, 6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.84, 23.25, 16.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.083, 6.169, 5.179)`
Decimal	`6895677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69383D, 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 #69383D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69383D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #69383D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69383d; }
.text { color: #69383d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69383d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 56 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69383d, #694b38); }

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Questions

What color is #69383D?: #69383D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69383D?: The RGB value is 105, 56, 61: 105 red, 56 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69383D?: The complementary color is #386964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69383D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.