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#694E1B Color

#694E1B is rgb(105, 78, 27) in RGB, hsl(39, 59%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 74%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Field Drab (#6C541E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.91. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#694E1B
HEX#694E1B
RGBrgb(105, 78, 27)
HSLhsl(39, 59%, 26%)
HSVhsv(39, 74%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 74%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(44.2% 0.076 80.2)
LABlab(35.34% 7.59 33.49)
LCHlch(35.34% 34.34 77.24)

What #694E1B 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 #694E1B, 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 brown in the library.

#694E1B Channel Values

How #694E1B 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 78 · B 278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 59% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 74% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 74% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.76:1 vs white · 2.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #694E1B 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 text7.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #694E1B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #694E1B; 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 #694E1B

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 #694E1B 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#694E1B
Protanopia#53531B
Protanomaly#5D511B
Deuteranopia#585818
Deuteranomaly#5F5419
Tritanopia#6C4A4A
Tritanomaly#6B4B3C
Achromatopsia#525252

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Using #694E1B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-694e1b: #694E1B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #694E1B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-694e1b': '#694E1B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.306, blue: 0.106)
Android XML<color name="color_694e1b">#694E1B</color>
SVG fillfill="#694E1B"

More Brown Colors

#694E1B sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#694E1B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #694E1B?

#694E1B is a dark brown — rgb(105, 78, 27) in RGB and hsl(39, 59%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Field Drab (#6C541E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.91.

What is the RGB value of #694E1B?

#694E1B is rgb(105, 78, 27) — red 105, green 78, and blue 27 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #694E1B?

#694E1B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 74%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #694E1B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #694E1B scores 7.76:1 against white and 2.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #694E1B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #694E1B 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 22.18, which is visibly different.

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