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#691900 color: Cowpeas

#691900 is rgb(105, 25, 0) in RGB and oklch(34.631% 0.11751 36.402) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

34.6%
0.118
36°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Maroon
  • red-900
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.74:1Hard to read
Lc 7

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About #691900

#691900 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 34.6% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 36°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.07:1 contrast and black text 1.74:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cowpeas (#661100). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #691900 mixed with white

  1. 691900
  2. 79311d
  3. 894836
  4. 995e4d
  5. a87465
  6. b78a7d
  7. c6a196
  8. d4b8af
  9. e3cfc9
  10. f1e7e4

Darker: #691900 mixed with black

  1. 691900
  2. 5a1400
  3. 4c1000
  4. 3e0b00
  5. 310700
  6. 240400
  7. 180200
  8. 0c0100
  9. 040000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #691900 with less saturation

  1. 691900
  2. 651f0a
  3. 612312
  4. 5d2719
  5. 582b1e
  6. 542e23
  7. 4f3128
  8. 4a332d
  9. 453531
  10. 3f3835

Questions about #691900

What color is #691900?

#691900 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Cowpeas. In RGB it is rgb(105, 25, 0), in HSL hsl(14.29, 100%, 20.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.631% 0.11751 36.402).

What colors go well with #691900?

The complementary color of #691900 is #004355. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #681430 and #5a2c00. The triadic partners are #00491f and #2c2f75.

Is white or black text more readable on #691900?

White text reads better on #691900: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and black gives 1.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #691900 a warm or cool color?

#691900 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 36 degrees, its lightness 34.6% and its chroma 0.118.