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#694B49 Color

#694B49 is rgb(105, 75, 73) in RGB, hsl(4, 18%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 30%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Liver (#674C47), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#694B49
HEX#694B49
RGBrgb(105, 75, 73)
HSLhsl(4, 18%, 35%)
HSVhsv(4, 30%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 30%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(44.5% 0.041 23.2)
LABlab(35.18% 12.89 6.49)
LCHlch(35.18% 14.43 26.70)

What #694B49 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 #694B49, 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.

#694B49 Channel Values

How #694B49 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 75 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 4° · S 18% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 4° · S 30% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 30% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.77:1 vs white · 2.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #694B49 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 text7.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #694B49

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #694B49; 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 #694B49

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 #694B49 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#694B49
Protanopia#515149
Protanomaly#5C4F49
Deuteranopia#565648
Deuteranomaly#5E5248
Tritanopia#694B4B
Tritanomaly#694B4A
Achromatopsia#525252

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Using #694B49 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-694b49: #694B49;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #694B49;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-694b49': '#694B49' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.294, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_694b49">#694B49</color>
SVG fillfill="#694B49"

More Red Colors

#694B49 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#694B49 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #694B49?

#694B49 is a dark red — rgb(105, 75, 73) in RGB and hsl(4, 18%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Liver (#674C47), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.07.

What is the RGB value of #694B49?

#694B49 is rgb(105, 75, 73) — red 105, green 75, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #694B49?

#694B49 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 30%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #694B49 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #694B49 scores 7.77:1 against white and 2.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #694B49 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #694B49 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 17.13, which is visibly different.

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