#692B35 Color

#692B35 is rgb(105, 43, 53) in RGB, hsl(350, 42%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 59%, 50%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Puce Red (#722F37), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#692B35

HEX#692B35

RGBrgb(105, 43, 53)

HSLhsl(350, 42%, 29%)

HSVhsv(350, 59%, 41%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 59%, 50%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(37.9% 0.089 12.4)

LABlab(26.99% 29.06 8.06)

LCHlch(26.99% 30.16 15.50)

What #692B35 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 #692B35, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Puce Red#722F37ΔE 3.77 Merlot#73343AΔE 4.3 Catawba#703642ΔE 5.24 Garnet#733635ΔE 7.29 Light Chocolate Cosmos#551F2FΔE 8.49 Old Mauve#673147ΔE 10.38

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

#692B35 Channel Values

How #692B35 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 105 · G 43 · B 53	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 350° · S 42% · L 29%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 350° · S 59% · V 41%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 59% · Y 50% · K 59%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.51:1 vs white · 2:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #692B35 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 text10.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #692B35

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #692B35; 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 #692B35

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 #692B35 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#692B35

Protanopia#3B3B35

Protanomaly#513535

Deuteranopia#474732

Deuteranomaly#573D33

Tritanopia#682C2C

Tritanomaly#692C30

Achromatopsia#3F3F3F

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Using #692B35 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-692b35: #692B35;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #692B35;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-692b35': '#692B35' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.169, blue: 0.208)

Android XML<color name="color_692b35">#692B35</color>

SVG fillfill="#692B35"

More Red Colors

#692B35 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#692B35 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #692B35?

#692B35 is a dark red — rgb(105, 43, 53) in RGB and hsl(350, 42%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Puce Red (#722F37), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.77.

What is the RGB value of #692B35?

#692B35 is rgb(105, 43, 53) — red 105, green 43, and blue 53 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #692B35?

#692B35 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 59%, 50%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #692B35 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #692B35 scores 10.51:1 against white and 2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #692B35 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #692B35 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 sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 33.2, which is a different colour altogether.

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