#696255

Color #696255

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.8 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#696255

RGB

rgb(105, 98, 85)

HSL

hsl(39, 10.5%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39, 19%, 41.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 19%, 58.8%)

LAB

lab(41.84, 0.37, 8.41)

LCH

lch(41.84, 8.42, 87.48)

OKLCH

oklch(49.9%, 0.0219, 82.91)

HWB

hwb(39, 33.3%, 58.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#555c69

Analogous

#695855

#696255

#666955

Triadic

#696255

#556962

#625569

Split-complementary

#696255

#556669

#585569

Tetradic

#696255

#5c6955

#555c69

#625569

Square

#696255

#556958

#555c69

#695566

Shades

Color #696255 mixed toward black.

#585247

#464139

#35312b

#23211c

#12100e

Tints

Color #696255 mixed toward white.

#877e6d

#a09889

#b7b2a7

#cfcbc4

#e7e5e2

Tones

Color #696255 mixed toward gray.

#676257

#666158

#64615a

#62605c

#61605d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.48:1

White text reads better on this background (6.04:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#666658 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#666759 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#695b5b · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 7.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #696255;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#696255]

Related colors

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Floral White #fffaf0

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#696255 (#696255) is rgb(105, 98, 85) in RGB.

No, #696255 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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