What color is #695D4A?

#695D4A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695D4A?

The RGB value is 105, 93, 74: 105 red, 93 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695D4A?

The complementary color is #4A5669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695D4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695D4A color

#695D4A rgb(105, 93, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #695D4A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 36.5% green and 29% blue (105, 93, 74).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 30% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Oak (#665B4E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#695D4A color codes

HEX	`#695D4A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 93, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 36.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 30%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 30%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.13, 1.57, 12.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.13, 12.8, 82.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.976, 11.327, 8.085)`
Decimal	`6905162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695D4A, 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 #695D4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695D4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #695D4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695d4a; }
.text { color: #695d4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695d4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 93 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695d4a, #66694a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #695D4A?: #695D4A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695D4A?: The RGB value is 105, 93, 74: 105 red, 93 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695D4A?: The complementary color is #4A5669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695D4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.