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#695944 Color

#695944 is rgb(105, 89, 68) in RGB, hsl(34, 21%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 35%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Quincy (#6A5445), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.33. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#695944
HEX#695944
RGBrgb(105, 89, 68)
HSLhsl(34, 21%, 34%)
HSVhsv(34, 35%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 35%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(47.4% 0.038 74.2)
LABlab(38.99% 4.23 14.75)
LCHlch(38.99% 15.34 73.99)

What #695944 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #695944, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#695944 Channel Values

How #695944 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 105 · G 89 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 21% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 35% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 35% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.75:1 vs white · 3.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #695944 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #695944

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #695944; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #695944

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #695944 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#695944
Protanopia#5C5C44
Protanomaly#615B44
Deuteranopia#5F5F43
Deuteranomaly#635C44
Tritanopia#6B5757
Tritanomaly#6A5850
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

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Using #695944 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-695944: #695944;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #695944;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-695944': '#695944' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.349, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_695944">#695944</color>
SVG fillfill="#695944"

More Brown Colors

#695944 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#695944 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #695944?

#695944 is a dark brown — rgb(105, 89, 68) in RGB and hsl(34, 21%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Quincy (#6A5445), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.33.

What is the RGB value of #695944?

#695944 is rgb(105, 89, 68) — red 105, green 89, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #695944?

#695944 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 35%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #695944 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #695944 scores 6.75:1 against white and 3.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #695944 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #695944 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 16.27, which is visibly different.

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