What color is #695051?

#695051 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695051?

The RGB value is 105, 80, 81: 105 red, 80 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695051?

The complementary color is #506968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695051?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695051 color

#695051 rgb(105, 80, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #695051 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 31.4% green and 31.8% blue (105, 80, 81).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 23% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#695051 color codes

HEX	`#695051`
RGB	`rgb(105, 80, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 31.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 24%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 23%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.62, 10.63, 3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.62, 11.18, 17.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.18, 9.335, 9.049)`
Decimal	`6901841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695051, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #695051	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#695051 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #695051 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695051; }
.text { color: #695051; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695051; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 80 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695051, #695c50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #695051?: #695051 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695051?: The RGB value is 105, 80, 81: 105 red, 80 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695051?: The complementary color is #506968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695051?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.