What color is #696052?

#696052 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 #696052?

The RGB value is 105, 96, 82: 105 red, 96 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696052?

The complementary color is #525B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696052?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696052 color

#696052 rgb(105, 96, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #696052 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 37.6% green and 32.2% blue (105, 96, 82).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 22% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Oak (#665B4E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#696052 color codes

HEX	`#696052`
RGB	`rgb(105, 96, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 37.6%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 22%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 22%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.18, 1.05, 9.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.18, 9.37, 83.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.532, 11.978, 9.686)`
Decimal	`6905938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696052, 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 #696052	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696052 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #696052 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696052; }
.text { color: #696052; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696052; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 96 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696052, #676952); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #696052?: #696052 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 #696052?: The RGB value is 105, 96, 82: 105 red, 96 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696052?: The complementary color is #525B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696052?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.