What color is #695B4C?

#695B4C 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 #695B4C?

The RGB value is 105, 91, 76: 105 red, 91 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695B4C?

The complementary color is #4C5A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695B4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695B4C color

#695B4C rgb(105, 91, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #695B4C is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 35.7% green and 29.8% blue (105, 91, 76).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 16% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 28% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Oak (#665B4E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#695B4C color codes

HEX	`#695B4C`
RGB	`rgb(105, 91, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 35.7%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 16%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 28%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 28%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.59, 3.08, 10.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.59, 11.18, 74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.871, 11.008, 8.388)`
Decimal	`6904652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695B4C, 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 #695B4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695B4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #695B4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695b4c; }
.text { color: #695b4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695b4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 91 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695b4c, #68694c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #695B4C?: #695B4C 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 #695B4C?: The RGB value is 105, 91, 76: 105 red, 91 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695B4C?: The complementary color is #4C5A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695B4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.