What color is #695D31?

#695D31 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695D31?

The RGB value is 105, 93, 49: 105 red, 93 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695D31?

The complementary color is #313D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695D31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695D31 color

#695D31 rgb(105, 93, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #695D31 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 36.5% green and 19.2% blue (105, 93, 49).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 36% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 53% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Himalaya (#736330), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#695D31 color codes

HEX	`#695D31`
RGB	`rgb(105, 93, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 36.5%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 36%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 53%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 53%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.67, -1.62, 26.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.67, 26.9, 93.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.295, 11.054, 4.497)`
Decimal	`6905137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695D31, 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 #695D31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695D31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #695D31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695d31; }
.text { color: #695d31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695d31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 93 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695d31, #596931); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #695D31?: #695D31 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695D31?: The RGB value is 105, 93, 49: 105 red, 93 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695D31?: The complementary color is #313D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695D31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.