What color is #694736?

#694736 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Buckeye. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #694736?

The RGB value is 105, 71, 54: 105 red, 71 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #694736?

The complementary color is #365869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #694736?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#694736 color

#694736 rgb(105, 71, 54)

Shades of brown

The hex color #694736 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 27.8% green and 21.2% blue (105, 71, 54).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 32% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 49% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Buckeye (#674834), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#694736 color codes

HEX	`#694736`
RGB	`rgb(105, 71, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 27.8%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 32%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 49%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 49%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.51, 12.31, 16.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.51, 20.24, 52.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.745, 7.777, 4.53)`
Decimal	`6899510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #694736, 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 #694736	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#694736 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #694736 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #694736; }
.text { color: #694736; }
.border { border: 2px solid #694736; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 71 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #694736, #696136); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #694736?: #694736 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Buckeye. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #694736?: The RGB value is 105, 71, 54: 105 red, 71 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #694736?: The complementary color is #365869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #694736?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.