What color is #69603D?

#69603D is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69603D?

The RGB value is 105, 96, 61: 105 red, 96 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69603D?

The complementary color is #3D4669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69603D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69603D color

#69603D rgb(105, 96, 61)

Shades of brown

The hex color #69603D is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 37.6% green and 23.9% blue (105, 96, 61).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 27% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 42% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#69603D color codes

HEX	`#69603D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 96, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 37.6%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 27%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 42%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 42%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.75, -2.03, 21.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.75, 21.4, 95.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.851, 11.706, 6.102)`
Decimal	`6905917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69603D, 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 #69603D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69603D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #69603D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69603d; }
.text { color: #69603d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69603d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 96 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69603d, #5c693d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #69603D?: #69603D is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69603D?: The RGB value is 105, 96, 61: 105 red, 96 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69603D?: The complementary color is #3D4669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69603D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.