#69293BSiren (#69293B) is a dark, soft pink with an OKLCH hue of 5°, lightness 0.38 and chroma 0.093. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #69293B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(105, 41, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(343, 44%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(343, 61%, 41%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61%, 44%, 59%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(26.5 30.5 3.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.378 0.093 5) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Siren shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#6a2737 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#6b293a — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#69293b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#69293c — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Siren in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 10.6:1 and against black 1.98:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#cc97a2 · #a86f7c · #864958 · #69293b · #3c0418 · #130003
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#875445 · #793e3e · #69293b · #511c39 · #391134 · #22072b
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d1af97 · #c08591 · #a36b3f · #725743 · #69293b · #461323
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#78d8cc · #99747c · #6e5a5e · #69293b · #3a1a22 · #18070b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9f5f3 · #ae9ea1 · #545c5b · #69293b · #352629 · #000101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f5f3 · #bccdca · #8ea09d · #0e2724 · #000504 · #69293b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#def8f4 · #69b2a9 · #006960 · #69293b · #00332e · #070001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#def8f4 · #7db18f · #006677 · #69293b · #00351a · #000305
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#edf5e1 · #98ab78 · #255f8b · #69293b · #002d4d · #010200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f7f2dd · #b1a36c · #006960 · #69293b · #202651 · #000201
#834856 · #9D6773 · #B78791 · #D1A9B1 · #ECCBD1
#5A2031 · #4C1827 · #3D101E · #300815 · #23030C
#62303C · #5A353E · #523A3F
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.