What color is #693E35?

#693E35 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #693E35?

The RGB value is 105, 62, 53: 105 red, 62 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #693E35?

The complementary color is #356069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #693E35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#693E35 color

#693E35 rgb(105, 62, 53)

Shades of brown

The hex color #693E35 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 24.3% green and 20.8% blue (105, 62, 53).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 33% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 50% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Brunette (#664238), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#693E35 color codes

HEX	`#693E35`
RGB	`rgb(105, 62, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 24.3%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 33%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 50%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 50%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.13, 17.72, 13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.13, 22.28, 37.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.191, 6.706, 4.23)`
Decimal	`6897205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #693E35, 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 #693E35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#693E35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #693E35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #693e35; }
.text { color: #693e35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #693e35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 62 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #693e35, #695835); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #693E35?: #693E35 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #693E35?: The RGB value is 105, 62, 53: 105 red, 62 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #693E35?: The complementary color is #356069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #693E35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.