What color is #695359?

#695359 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695359?

The RGB value is 105, 83, 89: 105 red, 83 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695359?

The complementary color is #536963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695359?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695359 color

#695359 rgb(105, 83, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #695359 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 32.5% green and 34.9% blue (105, 83, 89).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 15% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#695359 color codes

HEX	`#695359`
RGB	`rgb(105, 83, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 32.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 21%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 15%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.68, 10.2, -0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.68, 10.2, 359.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.722, 9.911, 10.798)`
Decimal	`6902617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695359, 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 #695359	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#695359 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #695359 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695359; }
.text { color: #695359; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695359; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 83 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695359, #695853); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #695359?: #695359 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695359?: The RGB value is 105, 83, 89: 105 red, 83 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695359?: The complementary color is #536963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695359?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.