What color is #694845?

#694845 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #694845?

The RGB value is 105, 72, 69: 105 red, 72 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #694845?

The complementary color is #456669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #694845?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#694845 color

#694845 rgb(105, 72, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #694845 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 28.2% green and 27.1% blue (105, 72, 69).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 21% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 34% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Liver (#654A46), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#694845 color codes

HEX	`#694845`
RGB	`rgb(105, 72, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 28.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 21%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 34%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 34%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.12, 13.66, 7.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.12, 15.57, 28.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.218, 8.068, 6.701)`
Decimal	`6899781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #694845, 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 #694845	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#694845 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #694845 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #694845; }
.text { color: #694845; }
.border { border: 2px solid #694845; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 72 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #694845, #695a45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #694845?: #694845 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #694845?: The RGB value is 105, 72, 69: 105 red, 72 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #694845?: The complementary color is #456669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #694845?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.