What color is #69615B?

#69615B is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69615B?

The RGB value is 105, 97, 91: 105 red, 97 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69615B?

The complementary color is #5B6369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69615B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69615B color

#69615B rgb(105, 97, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #69615B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 38% green and 35.7% blue (105, 97, 91).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Caveman (#625C58), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#69615B color codes

HEX	`#69615B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 97, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 38%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 13%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 13%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.7, 2.04, 4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.7, 5, 65.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.989, 12.308, 11.64)`
Decimal	`6906203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69615B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #69615B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69615B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #69615B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69615b; }
.text { color: #69615b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69615b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 97 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69615b, #69685b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #69615B?: #69615B is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69615B?: The RGB value is 105, 97, 91: 105 red, 97 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69615B?: The complementary color is #5B6369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69615B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.