What color is #694541?

#694541 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #694541?

The RGB value is 105, 69, 65: 105 red, 69 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #694541?

The complementary color is #416569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #694541?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#694541 color

#694541 rgb(105, 69, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #694541 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 27.1% green and 25.5% blue (105, 69, 65).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 24% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 38% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#694541 color codes

HEX	`#694541`
RGB	`rgb(105, 69, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 27.1%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 24%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 38%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 38%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.23, 14.94, 8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.23, 17.31, 30.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.908, 7.642, 6.006)`
Decimal	`6899009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #694541, 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 #694541	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#694541 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #694541 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #694541; }
.text { color: #694541; }
.border { border: 2px solid #694541; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 69 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #694541, #695941); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #694541?: #694541 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #694541?: The RGB value is 105, 69, 65: 105 red, 69 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #694541?: The complementary color is #416569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #694541?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.