What color is #69544B?

#69544B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Umber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69544B?

The RGB value is 105, 84, 75: 105 red, 84 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69544B?

The complementary color is #4B6069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69544B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69544B color

#69544B rgb(105, 84, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69544B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 32.9% green and 29.4% blue (105, 84, 75).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 29% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Umber (#635147), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#69544B color codes

HEX	`#69544B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 84, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 32.9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 29%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 29%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.58, 7.19, 8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.58, 11.17, 49.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.266, 9.852, 8.016)`
Decimal	`6902859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69544B, 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 #69544B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69544B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #69544B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69544b; }
.text { color: #69544b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69544b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 84 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69544b, #69634b); }

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Questions

What color is #69544B?: #69544B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Umber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69544B?: The RGB value is 105, 84, 75: 105 red, 84 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69544B?: The complementary color is #4B6069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69544B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.