What color is #695A49?

#695A49 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695A49?

The RGB value is 105, 90, 73: 105 red, 90 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695A49?

The complementary color is #495869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695A49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695A49 color

#695A49 rgb(105, 90, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #695A49 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 35.3% green and 28.6% blue (105, 90, 73).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 30% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Oak (#665B4E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#695A49 color codes

HEX	`#695A49`
RGB	`rgb(105, 90, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 35.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 30%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 30%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.24, 3.22, 12.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.24, 12.51, 75.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.685, 10.797, 7.823)`
Decimal	`6904393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695A49, 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 #695A49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695A49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #695A49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695a49; }
.text { color: #695a49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695a49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 90 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695a49, #686949); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #695A49?: #695A49 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695A49?: The RGB value is 105, 90, 73: 105 red, 90 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695A49?: The complementary color is #495869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695A49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.