What color is #693A20?

#693A20 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Meatloaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #693A20?

The RGB value is 105, 58, 32: 105 red, 58 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #693A20?

The complementary color is #204F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #693A20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#693A20 color

#693A20 rgb(105, 58, 32)

Shades of brown

The hex color #693A20 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 22.7% green and 12.5% blue (105, 58, 32).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 53% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 70% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Meatloaf (#663311), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#693A20 color codes

HEX	`#693A20`
RGB	`rgb(105, 58, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 22.7%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 53%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 70%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 70%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.75, 18.21, 24.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.75, 30.79, 53.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.6, 6.134, 2.15)`
Decimal	`6896160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #693A20, 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 #693A20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#693A20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #693A20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #693a20; }
.text { color: #693a20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #693a20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 58 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #693a20, #695f20); }

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Questions

What color is #693A20?: #693A20 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Meatloaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #693A20?: The RGB value is 105, 58, 32: 105 red, 58 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #693A20?: The complementary color is #204F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #693A20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.