What color is #695D5E?

#695D5E is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695D5E?

The RGB value is 105, 93, 94: 105 red, 93 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695D5E?

The complementary color is #5D6968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695D5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695D5E color

#695D5E rgb(105, 93, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #695D5E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 36.5% green and 36.9% blue (105, 93, 94).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#695D5E color codes

HEX	`#695D5E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 93, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 36.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 11%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.64, 5.02, 1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.64, 5.16, 13.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.76, 11.64, 12.215)`
Decimal	`6905182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695D5E, 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 #695D5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695D5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #695D5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695d5e; }
.text { color: #695d5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695d5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 93 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695d5e, #69625d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #695D5E?: #695D5E is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695D5E?: The RGB value is 105, 93, 94: 105 red, 93 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695D5E?: The complementary color is #5D6968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695D5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.