What color is #695F3B?

#695F3B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695F3B?

The RGB value is 105, 95, 59: 105 red, 95 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695F3B?

The complementary color is #3B4569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695F3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695F3B color

#695F3B rgb(105, 95, 59)

Shades of brown

The hex color #695F3B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 37.3% green and 23.1% blue (105, 95, 59).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 28% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 44% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#695F3B color codes

HEX	`#695F3B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 95, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 37.3%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 28%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 44%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 44%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.42, -1.69, 22.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.42, 22.11, 94.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.708, 11.504, 5.793)`
Decimal	`6905659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695F3B, 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 #695F3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695F3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #695F3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695f3b; }
.text { color: #695f3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695f3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 95 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695f3b, #5c693b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #695F3B?: #695F3B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695F3B?: The RGB value is 105, 95, 59: 105 red, 95 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695F3B?: The complementary color is #3B4569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695F3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.