What color is #695E69?

#695E69 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695E69?

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

What is the complementary color of #695E69?

The complementary color is #5E695E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695E69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695E69 color

#695E69 rgb(105, 94, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #695E69 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#695E69 color codes

HEX	`#695E69`
RGB	`rgb(105, 94, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 36.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 10%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.26, 6.62, -4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.26, 8.08, 324.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.378, 12.029, 15.032)`
Decimal	`6905449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695E69, 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 #695E69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695E69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #695E69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695e69; }
.text { color: #695e69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695e69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 94 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695e69, #695e64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #695E69?: #695E69 is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695E69?: The RGB value is 105, 94, 105: 105 red, 94 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695E69?: The complementary color is #5E695E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695E69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.