What color is #695B69?

#695B69 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695B69?

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

What is the complementary color of #695B69?

The complementary color is #5B695B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695B69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695B69 color

#695B69 rgb(105, 91, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #695B69 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#695B69 color codes

HEX	`#695B69`
RGB	`rgb(105, 91, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 35.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 13%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.42, 8.45, -5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.42, 10.3, 325.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.116, 11.506, 14.944)`
Decimal	`6904681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695B69, 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 #695B69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695B69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #695B69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695b69; }
.text { color: #695b69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695b69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 91 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695b69, #695b62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #695B69?: #695B69 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695B69?: The RGB value is 105, 91, 105: 105 red, 91 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695B69?: The complementary color is #5B695B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695B69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.