What color is #695E6C?

#695E6C is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695E6C?

The RGB value is 105, 94, 108: 105 red, 94 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695E6C?

The complementary color is #616C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695E6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695E6C color

#695E6C rgb(105, 94, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #695E6C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 36.9% green and 42.4% blue (105, 94, 108).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 7% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#695E6C color codes

HEX	`#695E6C`
RGB	`rgb(105, 94, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 36.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 7%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 13%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 13%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.36, 7.26, -6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.36, 9.63, 318.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.535, 12.091, 15.858)`
Decimal	`6905452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695E6C, 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 #695E6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695E6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #695E6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695e6c; }
.text { color: #695e6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695e6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 94 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695e6c, #6c5e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #695E6C?: #695E6C is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695E6C?: The RGB value is 105, 94, 108: 105 red, 94 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695E6C?: The complementary color is #616C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695E6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.