What color is #695960?

#695960 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695960?

The RGB value is 105, 89, 96: 105 red, 89 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695960?

The complementary color is #596962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695960?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695960 color

#695960 rgb(105, 89, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #695960 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 34.9% green and 37.6% blue (105, 89, 96).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#695960 color codes

HEX	`#695960`
RGB	`rgb(105, 89, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 34.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 15%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.57, 7.85, -1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.57, 8.01, 348.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.509, 10.993, 12.58)`
Decimal	`6904160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695960, 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 #695960	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695960 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #695960 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695960; }
.text { color: #695960; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695960; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 89 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695960, #695a59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #695960?: #695960 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695960?: The RGB value is 105, 89, 96: 105 red, 89 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695960?: The complementary color is #596962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695960?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.