What color is #695557?

#695557 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695557?

The RGB value is 105, 85, 87: 105 red, 85 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695557?

The complementary color is #556967, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695557?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695557 color

#695557 rgb(105, 85, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #695557 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 33.3% green and 34.1% blue (105, 85, 87).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% 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 6.91:1).

#695557 color codes

HEX	`#695557`
RGB	`rgb(105, 85, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 33.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 19%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 17%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.18, 8.6, 1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.18, 8.82, 12.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.794, 10.189, 10.413)`
Decimal	`6903127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695557, 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 #695557	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695557 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #695557 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695557; }
.text { color: #695557; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695557; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 85 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695557, #695d55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #695557?: #695557 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695557?: The RGB value is 105, 85, 87: 105 red, 85 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695557?: The complementary color is #556967, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695557?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.