What color is #694328?

#694328 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Van Dyke Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #694328?

The RGB value is 105, 67, 40: 105 red, 67 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #694328?

The complementary color is #284E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #694328?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#694328 color

#694328 rgb(105, 67, 40)

Shades of brown

The hex color #694328 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 26.3% green and 15.7% blue (105, 67, 40).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 45% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 62% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Van Dyke Brown (#664228), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#694328 color codes

HEX	`#694328`
RGB	`rgb(105, 67, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 26.3%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 45%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 62%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 62%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.19, 13.35, 22.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.19, 26.56, 59.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.216, 7.171, 2.959)`
Decimal	`6898472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #694328, 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 #694328	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#694328 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #694328 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #694328; }
.text { color: #694328; }
.border { border: 2px solid #694328; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 67 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #694328, #696328); }

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Questions

What color is #694328?: #694328 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Van Dyke Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #694328?: The RGB value is 105, 67, 40: 105 red, 67 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #694328?: The complementary color is #284E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #694328?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.