What color is #695E61?

#695E61 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695E61?

The RGB value is 105, 94, 97: 105 red, 94 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695E61?

The complementary color is #5E6966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695E61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695E61 color

#695E61 rgb(105, 94, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #695E61 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 36.9% green and 38% blue (105, 94, 97).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#695E61 color codes

HEX	`#695E61`
RGB	`rgb(105, 94, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 36.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 10%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 8%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.01, 4.99, -0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.01, 4.99, 358.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.986, 11.872, 12.967)`
Decimal	`6905441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695E61, 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 #695E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695E61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #695E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695e61; }
.text { color: #695e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 94 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695e61, #69615e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #695E61?: #695E61 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695E61?: The RGB value is 105, 94, 97: 105 red, 94 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695E61?: The complementary color is #5E6966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695E61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.