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#69645A

Umber · medium neutral

About #69645A

#69645A is a medium, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 39% green and 35% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 59% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 9.0), with Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5A5F69 (charcoal), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.88:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.88:1).

Colour codes

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Red105
Green100
Blue90

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 9.0
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 12.8
Mocha
#967969 · ΔE 15.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #69645A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #69645A.
5.88:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #69645A.
3.57:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #69645A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#69645A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#676459
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#68655A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#6C6261

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #69645A?

#69645A is a medium, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 39% green and 35% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 59% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #69645A?

Use white text. White on #69645A has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #69645A?

Its complementary colour is #5A5F69, and analogous partners are #695D5A and #66695A.