Close to Umber
#69554A
#69554A is a dark, soft, grayish brown, close to the color Umber. In RGB it’s made of 41.2% red, 33.3% green, and 29% blue. Its hue is 21°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #69554A.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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3.00:1 FailThis color as text on white
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3.00:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #69554A as they’d see it.
#69554A in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #69554A
What color is #69554A?
#69554A is a dark, soft, grayish brown, close to the color Umber. In RGB it’s made of 41.2% red, 33.3% green, and 29% blue. Its hue is 21°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #69554A in RGB?
#69554A is rgb(105, 85, 74): 105 red, 85 green, and 74 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #69554A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 19, 30, 59). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #69554A?
PANTONE Warm Gray 11 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #69554A?
Its complement #455C69 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.