What color is #695145?

#695145 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695145?

The RGB value is 105, 81, 69: 105 red, 81 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695145?

The complementary color is #455D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695145?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695145 color

#695145 rgb(105, 81, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #695145 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 31.8% green and 27.1% blue (105, 81, 69).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 21% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 34% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Hold Your Horses (#705446), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#695145 color codes

HEX	`#695145`
RGB	`rgb(105, 81, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 31.8%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 21%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 34%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 34%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.59, 8.12, 10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.59, 13.59, 53.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.843, 9.318, 6.909)`
Decimal	`6902085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695145, 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 #695145	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#695145 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #695145 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695145; }
.text { color: #695145; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695145; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 81 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695145, #696345); }

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Questions

What color is #695145?: #695145 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695145?: The RGB value is 105, 81, 69: 105 red, 81 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695145?: The complementary color is #455D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695145?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.