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#692616 Color

#692616 is rgb(105, 38, 22) in RGB, hsl(12, 65%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 79%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Liver (Organ) (#6C2E1F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.39. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#692616
HEX#692616
RGBrgb(105, 38, 22)
HSLhsl(12, 65%, 25%)
HSVhsv(12, 79%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 79%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(36.5% 0.1 34.7)
LABlab(25.51% 29.88 26.28)
LCHlch(25.51% 39.79 41.33)

What #692616 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 #692616, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#692616 Channel Values

How #692616 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 38 · B 228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 12° · S 65% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 12° · S 79% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 64% · Y 79% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.11:1 vs white · 1.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #692616 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 text11.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #692616

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #692616; 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 #692616

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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How #692616 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#692616
Protanopia#383815
Protanomaly#503215
Deuteranopia#45450F
Deuteranomaly#563B12
Tritanopia#6A2424
Tritanomaly#69251F
Achromatopsia#3C3C3C

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Using #692616 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-692616: #692616;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #692616;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-692616': '#692616' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.149, blue: 0.086)
Android XML<color name="color_692616">#692616</color>
SVG fillfill="#692616"

More Red Colors

#692616 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#692616 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #692616?

#692616 is a dark red — rgb(105, 38, 22) in RGB and hsl(12, 65%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Liver (Organ) (#6C2E1F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.39.

What is the RGB value of #692616?

#692616 is rgb(105, 38, 22) — red 105, green 38, and blue 22 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #692616?

#692616 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 79%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #692616 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #692616 scores 11.11:1 against white and 1.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #692616 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #692616 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 saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 19.78, which is visibly different.

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