What color is #695C63?

#695C63 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695C63?

The RGB value is 105, 92, 99: 105 red, 92 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695C63?

The complementary color is #5C6962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695C63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695C63 color

#695C63 rgb(105, 92, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #695C63 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 36.1% green and 38.8% blue (105, 92, 99).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 7% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 6% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#695C63 color codes

HEX	`#695C63`
RGB	`rgb(105, 92, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 36.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 7%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 12%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 6%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.51, 6.61, -2.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.51, 6.93, 342.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.905, 11.559, 13.406)`
Decimal	`6904931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695C63, 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 #695C63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695C63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #695C63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695c63; }
.text { color: #695c63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695c63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 92 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695c63, #695c5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #695C63?: #695C63 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695C63?: The RGB value is 105, 92, 99: 105 red, 92 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695C63?: The complementary color is #5C6962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695C63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.