What color is #69573A?

#69573A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69573A?

The RGB value is 105, 87, 58: 105 red, 87 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69573A?

The complementary color is #3A4C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69573A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69573A color

#69573A rgb(105, 87, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #69573A is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 34.1% green and 22.7% blue (105, 87, 58).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 29% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 45% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Wild Chocolate (#665134), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#69573A color codes

HEX	`#69573A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 87, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 34.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 29%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 45%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 45%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.07, 2.98, 19.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.07, 19.83, 81.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.998, 10.126, 5.43)`
Decimal	`6903610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69573A, 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 #69573A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69573A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #69573A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69573a; }
.text { color: #69573a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69573a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 87 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69573a, #64693a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #69573A?: #69573A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69573A?: The RGB value is 105, 87, 58: 105 red, 87 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69573A?: The complementary color is #3A4C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69573A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.