What color is #693C3B?

#693C3B 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 #693C3B?

The RGB value is 105, 60, 59: 105 red, 60 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #693C3B?

The complementary color is #3B6869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #693C3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#693C3B color

#693C3B rgb(105, 60, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #693C3B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 23.5% green and 23.1% blue (105, 60, 59).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 28% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 44% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Hot Chocolate (#683939), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#693C3B color codes

HEX	`#693C3B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 60, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 23.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 28%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 44%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 44%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.76, 19.65, 9.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.76, 21.68, 24.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.231, 6.551, 4.968)`
Decimal	`6896699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #693C3B, 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 #693C3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#693C3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #693C3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #693c3b; }
.text { color: #693c3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #693c3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 60 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #693c3b, #69533b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #693C3B?: #693C3B 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 #693C3B?: The RGB value is 105, 60, 59: 105 red, 60 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #693C3B?: The complementary color is #3B6869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #693C3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.