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#693f39 color: Sekkasshoku Brown

#693f39 is rgb(105, 63, 57) in RGB and oklch(41.592% 0.06023 28.681) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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8°
100%

41.6%
0.060
29°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • taupe-600
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.86:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #693f39

#693f39 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 41.6% lightness, 0.06 chroma and a hue of 29°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.86:1 contrast and black text 2.37:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sekkasshoku Brown (#683f36). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-600.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #693f39 mixed with white

  1. 693f39
  2. 78504b
  3. 86625d
  4. 95756f
  5. a48783
  6. b39a96
  7. c2aeaa
  8. d1c2bf
  9. e0d6d4
  10. f0eae9

Darker: #693f39 mixed with black

  1. 693f39
  2. 5a3530
  3. 4c2c28
  4. 3e231f
  5. 311b17
  6. 241210
  7. 180a09
  8. 0c0404
  9. 040101
  10. 000000

Calmer: #693f39 with less saturation

  1. 693f39
  2. 66413b
  3. 64423d
  4. 61433f
  5. 5e4541
  6. 5b4643
  7. 584745
  8. 554846
  9. 524a48
  10. 4f4b4a

Questions about #693f39

What color is #693f39?

#693f39 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Sekkasshoku Brown. In RGB it is rgb(105, 63, 57), in HSL hsl(7.5, 29.63%, 31.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.592% 0.06023 28.681).

What colors go well with #693f39?

The complementary color of #693f39 is #1b555d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #673e4b and #644429. The triadic partners are #34553a and #3e4b6d.

Is white or black text more readable on #693f39?

White text reads better on #693f39: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and black gives 2.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #693f39 a warm or cool color?

#693f39 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 29 degrees, its lightness 41.6% and its chroma 0.06.