What color is #695E4F?

#695E4F 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 #695E4F?

The RGB value is 105, 94, 79: 105 red, 94 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695E4F?

The complementary color is #4F5A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695E4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695E4F color

#695E4F rgb(105, 94, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #695E4F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 36.9% green and 31% blue (105, 94, 79).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 25% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Oak (#665B4E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#695E4F color codes

HEX	`#695E4F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 94, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 36.9%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 25%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 25%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.53, 1.76, 10.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.53, 10.37, 80.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.24, 11.573, 9.037)`
Decimal	`6905423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695E4F, 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 #695E4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695E4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #695E4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695e4f; }
.text { color: #695e4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695e4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 94 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695e4f, #67694f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #695E4F?: #695E4F 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 #695E4F?: The RGB value is 105, 94, 79: 105 red, 94 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695E4F?: The complementary color is #4F5A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695E4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.