What color is #693E19?

#693E19 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Antique Brass. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #693E19?

The RGB value is 105, 62, 25: 105 red, 62 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #693E19?

The complementary color is #194469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #693E19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#693E19 color

#693E19 rgb(105, 62, 25)

Shades of brown

The hex color #693E19 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 24.3% green and 9.8% blue (105, 62, 25).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 62% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 76% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Antique Brass (#6C461F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#693E19 color codes

HEX	`#693E19`
RGB	`rgb(105, 62, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 24.3%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 62%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 76%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 76%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.69, 15.34, 29.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.69, 33.53, 62.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.724, 6.519, 1.771)`
Decimal	`6897177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #693E19, 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 #693E19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#693E19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #693E19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #693e19; }
.text { color: #693e19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #693e19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 62 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #693e19, #696619); }

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Questions

What color is #693E19?: #693E19 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Antique Brass. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #693E19?: The RGB value is 105, 62, 25: 105 red, 62 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #693E19?: The complementary color is #194469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #693E19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.