What color is #694641?

#694641 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #694641?

The RGB value is 105, 70, 65: 105 red, 70 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #694641?

The complementary color is #416469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #694641?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#694641 color

#694641 rgb(105, 70, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #694641 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 27.5% green and 25.5% blue (105, 70, 65).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 24% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 38% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Brunette (#664238), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#694641 color codes

HEX	`#694641`
RGB	`rgb(105, 70, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 27.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 24%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 38%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 38%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.49, 14.33, 9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.49, 16.98, 32.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.97, 7.766, 6.026)`
Decimal	`6899265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #694641, 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 #694641	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#694641 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #694641 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #694641; }
.text { color: #694641; }
.border { border: 2px solid #694641; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 70 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #694641, #695a41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #694641?: #694641 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #694641?: The RGB value is 105, 70, 65: 105 red, 70 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #694641?: The complementary color is #416469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #694641?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.