What color is #695D61?

#695D61 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695D61?

The RGB value is 105, 93, 97: 105 red, 93 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695D61?

The complementary color is #5D6965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695D61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695D61 color

#695D61 rgb(105, 93, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #695D61 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 36.5% green and 38% blue (105, 93, 97).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#695D61 color codes

HEX	`#695D61`
RGB	`rgb(105, 93, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 36.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 11%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.73, 5.6, -0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.73, 5.63, 354.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.898, 11.695, 12.938)`
Decimal	`6905185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695D61, 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 #695D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #695D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695d61; }
.text { color: #695d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 93 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695d61, #695f5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #695D61?: #695D61 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695D61?: The RGB value is 105, 93, 97: 105 red, 93 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695D61?: The complementary color is #5D6965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695D61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.