What color is #69513C?

#69513C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tobacco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69513C?

The RGB value is 105, 81, 60: 105 red, 81 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69513C?

The complementary color is #3C5469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69513C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69513C color

#69513C rgb(105, 81, 60)

Shades of brown

The hex color #69513C is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 31.8% green and 23.5% blue (105, 81, 60).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 27% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 43% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco (#684F3C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#69513C color codes

HEX	`#69513C`
RGB	`rgb(105, 81, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 31.8%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 27%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 43%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 43%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.39, 6.88, 16.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.39, 17.59, 66.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.584, 9.215, 5.548)`
Decimal	`6902076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69513C, 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 #69513C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69513C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #69513C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69513c; }
.text { color: #69513c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69513c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 81 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69513c, #69673c); }

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Questions

What color is #69513C?: #69513C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tobacco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69513C?: The RGB value is 105, 81, 60: 105 red, 81 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69513C?: The complementary color is #3C5469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69513C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.