What color is #69521F?

#69521F is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69521F?

The RGB value is 105, 82, 31: 105 red, 82 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69521F?

The complementary color is #1F3669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69521F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69521F color

#69521F rgb(105, 82, 31)

Shades of brown

The hex color #69521F is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 32.2% green and 12.2% blue (105, 82, 31).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 54% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 70% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Olivary (#6E592C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#69521F color codes

HEX	`#69521F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 82, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 32.2%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 54%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 70%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 70%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.25, 3.46, 32.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.25, 32.81, 83.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.091, 9.137, 2.581)`
Decimal	`6902303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69521F, 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 #69521F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69521F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #69521F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69521f; }
.text { color: #69521f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69521f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 82 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69521f, #5b691f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #69521F?: #69521F is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69521F?: The RGB value is 105, 82, 31: 105 red, 82 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69521F?: The complementary color is #1F3669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69521F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.