What color is #695C6B?

#695C6B is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695C6B?

The RGB value is 105, 92, 107: 105 red, 92 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695C6B?

The complementary color is #5E6B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695C6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695C6B color

#695C6B rgb(105, 92, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #695C6B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 36.1% green and 42% blue (105, 92, 107).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 8% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#695C6B color codes

HEX	`#695C6B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 92, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 36.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 8%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 14%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 14%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.77, 8.27, -6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.77, 10.58, 321.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.306, 11.719, 15.521)`
Decimal	`6904939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695C6B, 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 #695C6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695C6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #695C6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695c6b; }
.text { color: #695c6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695c6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 92 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695c6b, #6b5c66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #695C6B?: #695C6B is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695C6B?: The RGB value is 105, 92, 107: 105 red, 92 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695C6B?: The complementary color is #5E6B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695C6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.