What color is #695943?

#695943 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695943?

The RGB value is 105, 89, 67: 105 red, 89 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695943?

The complementary color is #435369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695943?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695943 color

#695943 rgb(105, 89, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #695943 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 34.9% green and 26.3% blue (105, 89, 67).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 22% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 36% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#695943 color codes

HEX	`#695943`
RGB	`rgb(105, 89, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 34.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 22%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 36%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 36%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.82, 2.95, 15.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.82, 15.46, 79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.411, 10.554, 6.798)`
Decimal	`6904131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695943, 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 #695943	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695943 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #695943 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695943; }
.text { color: #695943; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695943; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 89 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695943, #666943); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #695943?: #695943 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695943?: The RGB value is 105, 89, 67: 105 red, 89 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695943?: The complementary color is #435369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695943?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.