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#69413E

Walnut · dark warm red

About #69413E

#69413E is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 25% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 41% yellow and 59% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Walnut (ΔE 7.9), with Umber the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #3E6669 (dark teal), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.66:1).

Colour codes

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Red105
Green65
Blue62

Closest named colours

Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 7.9
Umber
#635147 · ΔE 11.9
Coffee
#6F4E37 · ΔE 12.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #69413E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on walnut #69413E.
8.66:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on walnut #69413E.
2.43:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #69413E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#69413E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#49473E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#534F3D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#713C40

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #69413E?

#69413E is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 25% green and 24% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 41% yellow and 59% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #69413E?

Use white text. White on #69413E has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #69413E?

Its complementary colour is #3E6669, and analogous partners are #693E50 and #69563E.