What color is #694926?

#694926 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cafe Royale. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #694926?

The RGB value is 105, 73, 38: 105 red, 73 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #694926?

The complementary color is #264669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #694926?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#694926 color

#694926 rgb(105, 73, 38)

Shades of brown

The hex color #694926 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 28.6% green and 14.9% blue (105, 73, 38).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 47% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 64% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Cafe Royale (#6A4928), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#694926 color codes

HEX	`#694926`
RGB	`rgb(105, 73, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 28.6%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 47%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 64%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 64%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.79, 9.49, 26.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.79, 27.73, 70)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.559, 7.909, 2.909)`
Decimal	`6900006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #694926, 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 #694926	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#694926 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #694926 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #694926; }
.text { color: #694926; }
.border { border: 2px solid #694926; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 73 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #694926, #686926); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #694926?: #694926 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cafe Royale. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #694926?: The RGB value is 105, 73, 38: 105 red, 73 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #694926?: The complementary color is #264669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #694926?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.