What color is #695C68?

#695C68 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695C68?

The RGB value is 105, 92, 104: 105 red, 92 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695C68?

The complementary color is #5C695D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695C68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695C68 color

#695C68 rgb(105, 92, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #695C68 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 36.1% green and 40.8% blue (105, 92, 104).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 7% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#695C68 color codes

HEX	`#695C68`
RGB	`rgb(105, 92, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 36.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 7%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 12%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 1%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.67, 7.63, -4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.67, 9.07, 327.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.151, 11.657, 14.704)`
Decimal	`6904936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695C68, 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 #695C68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695C68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #695C68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695c68; }
.text { color: #695c68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695c68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 92 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695c68, #695c62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #695C68?: #695C68 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695C68?: The RGB value is 105, 92, 104: 105 red, 92 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695C68?: The complementary color is #5C695D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695C68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.