#695453
Umber · dark warm gray
About #695453
#695453 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 41% red, 33% green and 33% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 21% yellow and 59% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Umber (ΔE 5.8); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #536869 — a gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #695453 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.01:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.01:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #695453?
#695453 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 41% red, 33% green and 33% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 21% yellow and 59% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #695453?
Use white text. White on #695453 has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #695453?
Its complementary colour is #536869, and analogous partners are #69535D and #695F53.