What color is #693F47?

#693F47 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #693F47?

The RGB value is 105, 63, 71: 105 red, 63 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #693F47?

The complementary color is #3F6961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #693F47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#693F47 color

#693F47 rgb(105, 63, 71)

Shades of red

The hex color #693F47 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 24.7% green and 27.8% blue (105, 63, 71).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 25% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 32% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#693F47 color codes

HEX	`#693F47`
RGB	`rgb(105, 63, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 24.7%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 25%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 40%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 32%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.84, 19.49, 2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.84, 19.71, 8.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.741, 7.014, 6.853)`
Decimal	`6897479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #693F47, 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 #693F47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#693F47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #693F47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #693f47; }
.text { color: #693f47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #693f47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 63 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #693f47, #694c3f); }

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Questions

What color is #693F47?: #693F47 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #693F47?: The RGB value is 105, 63, 71: 105 red, 63 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #693F47?: The complementary color is #3F6961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #693F47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.