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#690207 Color

#690207 is rgb(105, 2, 7) in RGB, hsl(357, 96%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 98%, 93%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blood Red (#660000), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.88. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#690207
HEX#690207
RGBrgb(105, 2, 7)
HSLhsl(357, 96%, 21%)
HSVhsv(357, 98%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 98%, 93%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(32.9% 0.132 27)
LABlab(20.83% 41.73 29.22)
LCHlch(20.83% 50.94 35.00)

What #690207 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #690207, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#690207 Channel Values

How #690207 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 105 · G 2 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 357° · S 96% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 357° · S 98% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 98% · Y 93% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.02:1 vs white · 1.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #690207 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #690207

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #690207; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #690207

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #690207 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#690207
Protanopia#2B2B05
Protanomaly#4B2106
Deuteranopia#3D3D00
Deuteranomaly#522F00
Tritanopia#690303
Tritanomaly#690204
Achromatopsia#313131

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Using #690207 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-690207: #690207;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #690207;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-690207': '#690207' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.008, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_690207">#690207</color>
SVG fillfill="#690207"

More Red Colors

#690207 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#690207 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #690207?

#690207 is a dark red — rgb(105, 2, 7) in RGB and hsl(357, 96%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blood Red (#660000), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.88.

What is the RGB value of #690207?

#690207 is rgb(105, 2, 7) — red 105, green 2, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #690207?

#690207 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 98%, 93%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #690207 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #690207 scores 13.02:1 against white and 1.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #690207 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #690207 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is maroon (#800000) at a CIE76 distance of 13.36, which is visibly different.

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