Palettes / Colors / #690B22

#690B22 — Deep Vivid Red

#690B22 is a red color we call Deep Vivid Red, closest to the named color Maroon (#800020). It belongs to the red family.

#690B22 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0B6A52; it also sits naturally between #6A0B52 and #6A230B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 41% · Green 4% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 90% · Yellow 68% · Key 59%

Previews

CSS code for #690B22

.text { color: #690B22; }
.background { background-color: #690B22; }
.border { border: 3px solid #690B22; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 11, 34); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 81%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #690B22; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 11, 34, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #690B22; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 11, 34, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#690B22">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#690B22">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0B6A52:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #690B22: #FFFFFF.

How #690B22 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #690B22

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #690B22?

#690B22 is Deep Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 105, 11, 34). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #690B22?

#690B22 is RGB 105, 11, 34 — HSL 345°, 81%, 23% — CMYK 0%, 90%, 68%, 59%.

What colors go with #690B22?

Its complement is #0B6A52; analogous partners are #6A0B52 and #6A230B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #690B22 for text?

White text on #690B22 has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.67:1.