What color is #695B62?

#695B62 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695B62?

The RGB value is 105, 91, 98: 105 red, 91 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695B62?

The complementary color is #5B6962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695B62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695B62 color

#695B62 rgb(105, 91, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #695B62 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 35.7% green and 38.4% blue (105, 91, 98).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#695B62 color codes

HEX	`#695B62`
RGB	`rgb(105, 91, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 35.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 13%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 7%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.19, 7.02, -1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.19, 7.28, 344.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.771, 11.367, 13.127)`
Decimal	`6904674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695B62, 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 #695B62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695B62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #695B62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695b62; }
.text { color: #695b62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695b62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 91 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695b62, #695b5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #695B62?: #695B62 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695B62?: The RGB value is 105, 91, 98: 105 red, 91 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695B62?: The complementary color is #5B6962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695B62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.