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#695C54 Color

#695C54 is rgb(105, 92, 84) in RGB, hsl(23, 11%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 20%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zinc Gray (#655B55), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#695C54
HEX#695C54
RGBrgb(105, 92, 84)
HSLhsl(23, 11%, 37%)
HSVhsv(23, 20%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 20%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(48.5% 0.021 53.6)
LABlab(40.17% 4.37 6.65)
LCHlch(40.17% 7.96 56.72)

What #695C54 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 #695C54, 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.

#695C54 Channel Values

How #695C54 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 92 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 11% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 20% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 20% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.44:1 vs white · 3.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #695C54 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 text6.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #695C54

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #695C54; 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 #695C54

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 #695C54 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#695C54
Protanopia#5E5E54
Protanomaly#635D54
Deuteranopia#616154
Deuteranomaly#645F54
Tritanopia#6A5B5B
Tritanomaly#695B58
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

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Using #695C54 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-695c54: #695C54;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #695C54;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-695c54': '#695C54' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.361, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_695c54">#695C54</color>
SVG fillfill="#695C54"

More Brown Colors

#695C54 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#695C54 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #695C54?

#695C54 is a dark brown — rgb(105, 92, 84) in RGB and hsl(23, 11%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zinc Gray (#655B55), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.04.

What is the RGB value of #695C54?

#695C54 is rgb(105, 92, 84) — red 105, green 92, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #695C54?

#695C54 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 20%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #695C54 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #695C54 scores 6.44:1 against white and 3.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #695C54 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #695C54 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 9.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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