What color is #69433E?

#69433E 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 #69433E?

The RGB value is 105, 67, 62: 105 red, 67 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69433E?

The complementary color is #3E6469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69433E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69433E color

#69433E rgb(105, 67, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #69433E is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 26.3% green and 24.3% blue (105, 67, 62).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 26% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 41% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Brunette (#664238), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#69433E color codes

HEX	`#69433E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 67, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 26.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 26%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 41%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 41%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.63, 15.76, 9.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.63, 18.57, 31.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.703, 7.366, 5.52)`
Decimal	`6898494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69433E, 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 #69433E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69433E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #69433E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69433e; }
.text { color: #69433e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69433e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 67 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69433e, #69593e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #69433E?: #69433E 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 #69433E?: The RGB value is 105, 67, 62: 105 red, 67 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69433E?: The complementary color is #3E6469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69433E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.